„Was denkst du, gibt es Orte, die uns in die Vergangenheit blicken lassen und uns gleichzeitig die Zukunft zeigen?“ Zur inneren Auseinandersetzung mit der Vergangenheit in Iris Wolffs Roman „Halber Stein“ (2012)

Abstract

Abstract The article looks at the novel Halber Stein (2012) by Iris Wolff and focuses on the inner transformation of the protagonist. In contact with the memory space of Transylvania and the history of the Transylvanian Saxons, she overcomes the break in her biography, which is brought together by the image of the “Half Stone”. Against the background of historical turning points, the Transylvanian-Saxon world is presented as a landscape of memory, changing identity discourses are presented, which are linked to the overall political climate and different places of memory. The search for identity and the repressed memories find their counterpart in grandmother’s winding house.