Male emotionality in contemporary intercultural literature in Germany by Dilek Güngör‘s novel Vater und ich

Abstract

In contemporary intercultural literature in Germany not only the themes of novels and stories are changing, but also the aesthetics of this prose. The article aims to present a specific narrative about the feelings of the father, a former guest worker of Turkish origin, towards his surroundings. The sensitivity of this character plays a special role in this novel, which summarizes the story of a migrant family and contradicts stereotypical opinions about patriarchal orders in such families and Turkish men in Germany. However, the article analyzes not only characters’ emotions, but also the artistic form in which they are expressed. Together, they create a new post-migration perspective in the discussion about multicultural societies.