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A Selection of German Literature in Translation Since 1900

N.B. German *language* lit., so this list includes writers who were/are based in Austria and Switzerland. Mostly focused on literary fiction, but with my soft spot for crime occasionally seeping through.
While certainly not exhaustive, this list will hopefully provide a solid grounding in the classics from well-known authors, as well as a good springboard for Anglophone readers to discover some of the lesser-known gems in this rich German literary tradition, both from emerging contemporary voices and from the increasing number of older works which are finally receiving the attention they deserve from translators.
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Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
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Thomas Mann
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
2
Thomas Mann
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers
3
Tonio Kroger (Thomas Mann)
Tonio Kroger
4
Thomas Mann
Death in Venice - Thomas Mann (1912)
Death in Venice - Thomas Mann (1912)
5
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
6
Thomas Mann
Professor Unrat (Heinrich Mann)
Professor Unrat
7
Heinrich Mann
Man of Straw (Heinrich Mann)
Man of Straw
8
Heinrich Mann
The Confusions of Young Törless (Robert Musil)
The Confusions of Young Törless
9
Robert Musil
The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil)
The Man Without Qualities
10
Robert Musil
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke, Trans. Michel Hulse)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
11
Rainer Maria Rilke, Trans. Michel Hulse
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
12
Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
13
Hermann Hesse
Narcissus and Goldmund (Hermann Hesse)
Narcissus and Goldmund
14
Hermann Hesse
Glass Bead Game
Glass Bead Game
15
Demian (Herman Hesse)
Demian
16
Herman Hesse
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
17
Franz Kafka
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
18
Franz Kafka
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
19
Franz Kafka
America (Franz Kafka)
America
20
Franz Kafka
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
21
Erich Maria Remarque
Three Men in the Snow (Erich Kästner)
Three Men in the Snow
22
Erich Kästner
Going to the Dogs: The Story of a Moralist (Erich Kastner)
Going to the Dogs: The Story of a Moralist
23
Erich Kastner
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
24
Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
25
Vicky Baum
Käsebier Takes Berlin (Gabriele Tergit)
Käsebier Takes Berlin
26
Gabriele Tergit
On the Marble Cliffs (Ernst Junger)
On the Marble Cliffs
27
Ernst Junger
Castle Gripsholm (Kurt Tucholsky)
Castle Gripsholm
28
Kurt Tucholsky
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
29
Irmgard Keun
Child of All Nations (Irmgard Keun)
Child of All Nations
30
Irmgard Keun
Job (Joseph Roth)
Job
31
Joseph Roth
Hotel Savoy (Joseph Roth)
Hotel Savoy
32
Joseph Roth
The Radetzky March (Joseph Roth)
The Radetzky March
33
Joseph Roth
The Spider's Web (Joseph Roth)
The Spider's Web
34
Joseph Roth
The Oppermans (Lion Feuchtwanger)
The Oppermans
35
Lion Feuchtwanger
Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
Mother Courage and Her Children
36
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht: Threepenny Novel
Bertolt Brecht: Threepenny Novel
37
Auto-Da-Fe (Elias Canetti)
Auto-Da-Fe
38
Elias Canetti
Mephisto (Klaus Mann)
Mephisto
39
Klaus Mann
Youth Without God (Ödön Von Horváth)
Youth Without God
40
Ödön Von Horváth
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