The workshop "Literarischer (Wieder)aufbau in Österreich nach 1945" takes place on Friday, 13 May 2005, at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies at London University's School of Advanced Studies. The way in which post-1945 Austrian literature was perceived by writers varied widely according to their position in society and their ideology, ranging from the conservatism of Alexander Lernet-Holenia to the critical view of 'Mördern und Irren' taken by Bachmann. The workshop will examine these differing perspectives, taking into account the views of writers working in exile and those who returned, and will attempt to identify the point at which a distinctive late twentieth-century Austrian literature emerged.