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A Poetics of ForgivenessInappropriate Apology in Ingeborg Bachmann’s The Book of Franza

A Poetics of Forgiveness: Inappropriate Apology in Ingeborg Bachmann’s The Book of Franza [In Ingeborg Bachmann’s (1926–1973) unfinished novel, The Book of Franza (1965–1966), the eponymous protagonist has suffered unspeakable abuse—including a forced abortion—at the hands of her husband, Leo Jordan, a famous Viennese psychiatrist. Franza is undoubtedly the victim here. But she is also deeply involved in exposing the torment of Holocaust victims by helping Leo to write a book on Nazi medical experiments. Things become more complicated when Franza flees Vienna with her brother Martin and ends up in Egypt, where she meets one of the SS doctors who had been involved in “euthanasia” programs at Dachau. When her own psychological torment becomes unbearable, Franza asks Dr. Körner for a lethal injection, trying on the role of his former Jewish victims, but at the same time victimizing him with her impertinent requests.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Poetics of ForgivenessInappropriate Apology in Ingeborg Bachmann’s The Book of Franza

Scott, Jill
Springer Journals — Oct 10, 2015
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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2010
ISBN
978-1-349-37911-8
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89 –112
DOI
10.1057/9780230106246_5
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Abstract

[In Ingeborg Bachmann’s (1926–1973) unfinished novel, The Book of Franza (1965–1966), the eponymous protagonist has suffered unspeakable abuse—including a forced abortion—at the hands of her husband, Leo Jordan, a famous Viennese psychiatrist. Franza is undoubtedly the victim here. But she is also deeply involved in exposing the torment of Holocaust victims by helping Leo to write a book on Nazi medical experiments. Things become more complicated when Franza flees Vienna with her brother Martin and ends up in Egypt, where she meets one of the SS doctors who had been involved in “euthanasia” programs at Dachau. When her own psychological torment becomes unbearable, Franza asks Dr. Körner for a lethal injection, trying on the role of his former Jewish victims, but at the same time victimizing him with her impertinent requests.]

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Keywords: Stone Wall; Court Record; Free Gift; Nuremberg Trial; Nazi Doctor

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