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I read this in college when I was taking a German lit class. My god, Grass is simply an amazing writer.
Some great German books:
Thomas Mann "Buddenbrooks"
Alfred Döblin "Berlin Alexanderplatz"
Hans Fallada "Little Man, What Now?"
Having just finished reading it this past month, I would definitely have to recommend Franz Kafka's "The Castle", or any of his literary works.
All quiet on the western front was/is great. I'm planning to read A time to love and time to die and Heaven has no favourites
The Neverending Story by Michael EndeAlthough he is famous for his books for children, this one is for adults as well, even if the movie is just for kids.
Newest german author I discovered for myself is Klaus Modick. So far I only read his book BESTSELLER but I will definitely read more of his books. Unfortunately they are only available in german.
Here are some really good German Short Stories I have read:
Youth, Beautiful Youth ~ Hermann Hesse
The Metamorphisis ~ Kafka
Johann Peter Hebel is a great German short sotry writing I loved these works:
Kannitervestan
Unexpected Reunion
The Hussar
Silver wrote: "Here are some really good German Short Stories I have read:
Youth, Beautiful Youth ~ Hermann Hesse
The Metamorphisis ~ Kafka
Johann Peter Hebel is a great German short sotry writing I love..."
Kafka was from Bohemia, now part of Czech Republic.
:O)
Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "Stef wrote: "Measuring The World by Daniel Kehlmann"Daniel Kehlmann is Austrian
:O)"
Well, he might live in Vienna from time to time but he also lives in Berlin and was born in Munich, Germany. And since I can't find anything about him saying that he changed his citizenship he is still german.
I was about to rip up my biographical history directory in disgust there for moment, given your prompt reply, but upon checking on other sources he has both German and Austrian citizenship.
:O)
Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "I was about to rip up my biographical history directory in disgust there for moment, given your prompt reply, but upon checking on other sources he has both German and Austrian citizenship.:O)"
Bettie,
don't rip up the poor book. In his book it just says that he was born in Munich, nothing else. Therefore I assumed that he was german. I never really questioned his german citizenship until I read your post. For a moment I really thought I was wrong and had to check him out on the internet.
Stef
Ahh well I have a book of German Tales and Short Stories in which Kafka is included becasue her was raised within a German community in Bohemia
I have recently started a delightful book about Kafka, which discusses him, his myth and the weird state of being a minority as a German-speaking Jew in Prague while the Austro-Hungarian Empire started to dissolve in the first world war. It is, alas, written by a English or Welsh man who - aha - speaks and reads German. also, it is quite recent : Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life by James Hawe (2008)
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Measuring the World: A Novel (other topics)The Neverending Story (other topics)
The Sorrows of Young Werther (other topics)
Mephisto (other topics)
The Tin Drum (other topics)
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Klaus Modick (other topics)Klaus Mann (other topics)
Günter Grass (other topics)
W.G. Sebald (other topics)
