Abstract

This article aims to identify the new tendencies in the German law and literature movement of the 21st century. For this purpose, the novel Spieltrieb by the German judge and author Juli Zeh serves as an example. It is going to be analysed about the question of the literary expression of criticism of the German legal system. The aim is to combine three aspects: homelessness as a consequence of age, a world that follows new mechanisms and the role of law in these circumstances. Finally, it will be addressed to what extent the law and literature movement of the 21st century programmatically stands for the disintegration of society and law. Thereby, classical philosophical ideas are used, which can be found in the novel.