Eigler's book is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the complex histories of German ?ight from Eastern Europe as rendered in contemporary literature. The author's detailed and nuanced interpretations, and especially the comparative perspective . . . provide much fodder for thought. They gesture toward a comparative, transnational approach to reading literature that can serve as an example for other scholars of German Studies in a broader European framework.

• Introduction: Geocritical Approaches to Place-Bound BelongingHeimat and the Spatial TurnNarrative and SpaceFlight and ExpulsionWriting, Attachment to Place, and Jewish Expulsion in Bienek's TetralogySpatial Practices in Bienek's TetralogyWriting (beyond) Memories of Loss: Novels by Christoph Hein, Reinhard Jirgl, Kathrin Schmidt, and Tanja DückersNew Approaches to Flight and Expulsion: Border Regions in Novels by Sabrina Janesch and Olga TokarczukConclusion: "Lived Spaces" in Literary NarrativesFilmographyWorks CitedIndex

Eigler's book is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the complex histories of German ?ight from Eastern Europe as rendered in contemporary literature. The author's detailed and nuanced interpretations, and especially the comparative perspective . . . provide much fodder for thought. They gesture toward a comparative, transnational approach to reading literature that can serve as an example for other scholars of German Studies in a broader European framework.

• Introduction: Geocritical Approaches to Place-Bound BelongingHeimat and the Spatial TurnNarrative and SpaceFlight and ExpulsionWriting, Attachment to Place, and Jewish Expulsion in Bienek's TetralogySpatial Practices in Bienek's TetralogyWriting (beyond) Memories of Loss: Novels by Christoph Hein, Reinhard Jirgl, Kathrin Schmidt, and Tanja DückersNew Approaches to Flight and Expulsion: Border Regions in Novels by Sabrina Janesch and Olga TokarczukConclusion: "Lived Spaces" in Literary NarrativesFilmographyWorks CitedIndex