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Tanja :
as a German, there are so many other books without nazis, i swear.
2026-11-08 05:00:38
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pdxpcp :
Perfume by Patrick Susskind is both my favorite work of fiction and a great work of literature.
2026-11-07 03:21:16
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dorianderr :
As a German, I'm glad you didn't chose any of the books I had to suffer through in high school.
2026-11-06 18:55:51
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Axman :
Read the Neverending Story from Michael Ende.
2026-11-07 22:13:07
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bridgesnotborders🇩🇪🇪🇺 :
I can’t recommend Siegfried Lenz‘ Deutschstunde. Read it ages ago but remember it as being very dull
2026-11-08 08:57:55
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schayan :
I would recommend Lustiges Taschenbuch
2026-11-07 00:32:14
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Vana🇪🇺 :
Walter Moers is an incredible author.
2026-11-08 17:41:30
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Lotti :
Love that you're into German literature! If you want the real deal, you can't skip our core "Dichter und Denker" from the Weimar Classic era. Goethe (especially Faust I) and Schiller (Mary Stuart) are absolute essentials, literally every high school student in Germany has to read them. And honestly? They aren't as heavy or hard to read as people claim. Enjoy the journey! 📚
2026-11-08 22:33:38
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Jakob :
The seventh cross is amazing! Anna seghers partially wrote it while fleeing from the Nazis with her children. There’s some interesting bits on it in “Marseille 1940”
2026-11-08 19:27:49
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Finniard :
As a fellow German, id love to recommend a newer book too: Views - Marc-Uwe Kling is a political thriller that is best left completely unspoiled. That said, the political environments the books talk about are way too accurate for Germany today. A very good read.
2026-11-08 16:53:50
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Lovis Tulitikku :
Herrndorf had a malignant brain tumor and he committed suicide when he realized that the tumor was causing him to increasingly lose control of his life. He wrote “Sand” at a time when he was diagnosed.
2026-11-06 21:30:19
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littlehunkimchi 🇪🇺 :
My vote, in order : 1/ The Eighth Life 2/ Sand 3/ The German Lesson 4/ The Magic Mountain 5/ The Seventh Cross
2026-11-08 09:41:24
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thesnowyowl🍉 :
I'm a big fan of those classic childrens authors. Something from Michael Ende for example like the Neverending Story. Also anything from Walter Moers.
2026-11-08 12:41:05
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b from rostock :
Thomas Mann is a difficult choice. You love him or you hate him, there's nothing in between. I highly recommend Theodor Storms "Schimmelreiter". Dramatic, realistic, picturing historical events, portraying unique characters and their development. Mystic elements, natural forces, deeply human and inhuman decisions. I love the style. Storm owns a very special place in my heart.
2026-11-07 23:27:14
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Corey White :
Reading group has impeccable taste
2026-11-06 21:42:44
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Emma Roe :
im German and only know 2 of the 5. But you Made me interested in the other ones.
2026-11-07 21:13:12
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LucyFur :
I’m surprised that Perfume by Patrick Süskind, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque and Faust by Johann Goethe aren’t on this list.
2026-11-07 09:05:30
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Cabin13resident :
As a German I've NEVER heard of any of them. But given your descriptions of them I'm glad about it because they aren't books I would read. at all.
2026-11-08 04:56:00
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Missy K. :
I’m German, and I haven’t read any of these books, even though I read a lot of classics. I can highly recommend Stefan Zweig to you (Austrian writer).
2026-11-06 23:07:28
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user5117241173277 :
Marlen Haushofer The Wall
2026-11-07 08:51:39
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tdroulias :
the magic mountain will slaughter the other books
2026-11-06 21:21:11
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Holly 🌺 :
There’s a new movie called Vaterland, or “Fatherland,” about Thomas Mann and his daughter returning to Germany after the war. It’s in black and white and stars Sandra Hüller, who is incredible. If you don’t get around to reading *The Magic Mountain*, I recommend watching this!
2026-11-07 10:07:45
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Maybedavey :
For German literature my absolute favorite “the adventures of simplius simplissimus” 10/10 book
2026-11-06 21:16:52
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Lila2904 :
I can recommend: Bernhard Schlink Der Vorleser, Hanns-Josef Ortheil Die Erfindung des Leben, Robert Seethaler Der Trafikant (or any other of his books)
2026-11-07 18:37:33
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💚kade💚 :
Two others groundbreaking books are The never ending Story from Michael Ende, which is way more complex than the beloved but shitty movie (which is never a contradiction) autobiographical Das Boot from Lothar-Günther Buchheim.
2026-11-08 10:38:40
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