The Local's top ten German novelists
Published: 18 Jan, 2012 CET.
Updated: Wed 18 Jan 2012 12:23 CET
In this week's Local List we run through our favourite German novelists. It was no mean feat to pick just 10 in a country which has produced arguably some of the world's most influential literature.
Even though this list stretches from war narratives to sexual awakenings, the Romantic Movement to post-modernism, it can only scratch the surface of the wealth of authors Germany has to offer.
We even decided to leave out the man generally regarded as Germany's greatest writer - Goethe - because his best-known works were plays and poems.
So click through the gallery and check out our choices - from Günter Grass to Cornelia Funke, there should be something to suit even the fussiest of readers. If your favourite is not here, feel free to add to the list below.
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Even though this list stretches from war narratives to sexual awakenings, the Romantic Movement to post-modernism, it can only scratch the surface of the wealth of authors Germany has to offer.
We even decided to leave out the man generally regarded as Germany's greatest writer - Goethe - because his best-known works were plays and poems.
So click through the gallery and check out our choices - from Günter Grass to Cornelia Funke, there should be something to suit even the fussiest of readers. If your favourite is not here, feel free to add to the list below.
The Local/jcw
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