literature

• novelists and poets began adapting a free-form style of writing, focusing on a character's internal/mental state rather than their external social reality. they followed themes of industrialization and post-war trauma
• authors like Kurt Tucholsky used sharp-wit and 1st person narrative to criticise the government and societal norms like militarism (political satire)
• expressionist literature often revolted against authority, led by writers like Thomas Mann, who was given a noble prize for literature in 1929. he was a liberal supporter of the weimar republic
• advancements in printing allowed mass production and distribution of literature allowed newspapers, books, and magazines to reach a much wider audience. radio broadcasts of literary works brought literature to an audience that could not afford it
• literature often criticized war and militarism e.g. Franz kafka's "the trial" (1925) and Erich Maria Remarque's "all quiet on the western front"