Contemporary literature is generally understood to be the literature that has emerged since 1989/90. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification, so much has changed that a new literary era seems to have begun. But how can the present be captured in literature? And what are the characteristics of contemporary literature? This volume presents the central debates, movements, and main genres of literature from 1990 to 2015. At the beginning of this era were the German-German literary dispute and the question of the unity of German literature. In the 1990s, the pop novel and the so-called "Fräuleinwunder" gained attention. Other themes include memory of history, war and terror, as well as globalization. The focus of the volume is on narrative texts and novels. Chapters on trends in contemporary poetry and drama, as well as on the literary market, complete the work.