The Editors : Julian Preece is Professor of German at Swansea University. He is the author of two monographs, The Rediscovered Writings of Veza Canetti : Out of the Shadow of a Husband (2007) and The Life and Work of Günter Grass : Literature, History, Politics (2001/2004). Frank Finlay is Professor of German at the University of Leeds. His publications include books and articles on literature, culture, and aesthetics in contemporary Austria and Germany.
He is a member of an international team working on the complete edition of Heinrich Böll's works. Ruth J. Owen is Lecturer in German at Cardiff University. Her publications include The Poet's Role : Lyric Responses to German Uni ? cation by Poets from the GDR (2001) and essays on aspects of postwar and contemporary poetry. Her current research examines the German reception of Ophelia in literary and visual culture.