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DW's 100 German Must-Reads

In 2018 Deutsche Welle aimed to create an 'ultimate list' of interesting German-language novels and stories published since 1900 that have been translated into English. There are a lot of great German language authors out there, beyond the handful of prominently famous ones!
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Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
1
The Confusions of Young Törless (Robert Musil)
The Confusions of Young Törless
2
Robert Musil
Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
3
Robert Walser
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
4
Rainer Maria Rilke
My Heart (Else Lasker-Schüler)
My Heart
5
Else Lasker-Schüler
Rheinsberg (Kurt Tucholsky)
Rheinsberg
6
Kurt Tucholsky
The Loyal Subject (Heinrich Mann)
The Loyal Subject
7
Heinrich Mann
Demian
Demian
8
Storm of Steel (Ernst Jünger)
Storm of Steel
9
Ernst Jünger
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
10
Franz Kafka
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
11
Alfred Döblin
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
12
Erich Maria Remarque
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
13
Vicky Baum
Job (Joseph Roth)
Job
14
Joseph Roth
Going to the Dogs: The Story of a Moralist (Erich Kastner)
Going to the Dogs: The Story of a Moralist
15
Erich Kastner
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
16
Irmgard Keun
Blood Brothers (Ernst Haffner)
Blood Brothers
17
Ernst Haffner
The Oppermans (Lion Feuchtwanger)
The Oppermans
18
Lion Feuchtwanger
Bertolt Brecht: Threepenny Novel
Bertolt Brecht: Threepenny Novel
19
Auto-Da-Fe
Auto-Da-Fe
20
Mephisto (Klaus Mann)
Mephisto
21
Klaus Mann
Beware of Pity (Stefan Zweig)
Beware of Pity
22
Stefan Zweig
The Seventh Cross (Anna Seghers)
The Seventh Cross
23
Anna Seghers
The Vienna Melody (Ernst Lothar)
The Vienna Melody
24
Ernst Lothar
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
25
Hans Fallada
The Greater Hope (Ilse Aichinger)
The Greater Hope
26
Ilse Aichinger
Death in Rome
Death in Rome
27
The Demons (Heimito Von Doderer)
The Demons
28
Heimito Von Doderer
Payback (Gert Ledig)
Payback
29
Gert Ledig
Homo Faber
Homo Faber
30
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
31
Günter Grass
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
32
Anonymous
The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
33
Marlen Haushofer
They Divided the Sky (Christa Wolf)
They Divided the Sky
34
Christa Wolf
Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar
35
Anniversaries (Uwe Johnson)
Anniversaries
36
Uwe Johnson
Malina (Ingeborg Bachmann)
Malina
37
Ingeborg Bachmann
Short Letter, Long Farewell (Peter Handke)
Short Letter, Long Farewell
38
Peter Handke
The New Sorrows of Young W. (Ulrich Plenzdorf)
The New Sorrows of Young W.
39
Ulrich Plenzdorf
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
40
Heinrich Böll
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