Daniella Keller's study on Anglo-German Entanglements in English Fiction offers a much-needed exploration of an undervalued literary space. As a shining example of advanced literary scholarship, it presents this exploration in the shape of an ingenuous masterstroke by drawing on optics as a provider of analytical concepts to shed light on the very characteristics of these literary 'entanglements'. The result is a convincingly 'defractive' (as opposed to deconstructive) reading of comprehensively chosen examples of English authors' engagements with German motives since the Cold War until the political and psychological watershed of the Brexit. Keller's study is indispensable reading for anyone interested in this field of intercultural research.

Rüdiger Görner, Emeritus Professor, Queen Mary University of London, England

This book is timely and refreshing. It offers a valuable antidote to stereotypical thinking in national opposites and instead conceives English and German cultures as entangled in complex and fascinating ways. And it expands the usual canon of English fiction set in Germany, introducing its readers to some intriguing 21st-century works.

Astrid Köhler, Professor of German Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies, Queen Mary University of London, England