Das literarische Werk von Hans Multerer als interkulturelles Problem

Abstract

The article presents the work of the neglected German writer Hans Multerer from the town of Neuern on the Czech side of the border mountains – Bohemian Forest. The work of this author is viewed in the broader cultural and historical context of the Bohemian-Bavarian Austrian borderlands of the first half of the 20th century. Multerer is understood here as a representative of the so-called culture of hospitality, which is opposed to the nationalist-tinged frontier literature (Grenzlandliteratur) and the literature of the homeland (Heimatliteratur). With a dense style that functionally uses forms of dialect and genres of regional themes, Multerer offers an original insight into the existential issues of the modern subject.