Literatur in der SBZ/DDR: Bibliographische Annalen 1945–1990

This reference work encompasses all of East Germany’s belles lettres publications (including secondary literature, non-fiction, and picture stories) and carries on Herbert Jacob’s Handbook of East German Literature (1945–1962), first published in 1986. It offers a systematic overview of the production, dissemination, and reception of literature. Circulation figures provide information about the quantitative side of book production.