German classics (classic german fiction and non-fiction)
Explore timeless German classics with our curated list of must-read fiction and non-fiction books. Discover masterpieces by Goethe, Kafka, Mann, and more iconic authors.
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Krambambuli. The District Doctor (Two Novellas. German Classics)
by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian writer Baroness (Freifrau) Marie von Ebner Eschenbach (1830-1916) was one of the foremost novelists in the German tongue, and one of the best short-story …
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Michael Kohlhaas: A Tale from an Old Chronicle (German Classics)
by Heinrich Von Kleist
"Michael Kohlhaas" is a novella written by famed writer Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811). The story is based upon the historical figure of Hans Kohlhase, a …
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The Rabbi of Bacharach (German Classics)
by Heinrich Heine
"The Rabbi of Bacharach" is an unfinished novel by German writer Heinrich Heine (1799-1856). It describes the life of Rabbi Abraham and his wife Sara …
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Ursula (Swiss-German Classics)
by Gottfried Keller
From the cycle "Zurich Novellas" by Gottfried Keller: In 1877 Gottfried Keller published his "Zurich Novellas" (Züricher Novellen), a series of short novels dealing with …
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From the Memoirs of Herr Von Schnabelewopski (German Classics)
by Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was a German poet and author of prose. His "Reisebilder" (Travel Sketches), "Die Harzeise" (Journey through the Harz Mountains), and the volume …
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The Governor of Greifensee (Swiss-German Classics)
by Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Keller (1819-1890), one of the greatest German authors in Switzerland, was a confirmed bachelor, not by choice but by necessity. He had been in …
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A Village Romeo and Juliet (Swiss-German Classics)
by Gottfried Keller
Love is necessarily an important element in all imaginative literature, but with Gottfried Keller it does not overshadow all other aspects of life. Great passion …
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The Hunger Pastor (German Classics)
by Wilhelm Raabe
Wilhelm Raabe's novel entitled Der Hungerpastor (1864) is a classic example of the so-called "poetic realism" to which many - primarily bourgeois - German writers …
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Florentine Nights (German Classics)
by Heinrich Heine
During his stay in Italy, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) visited Florence, with which he was delighted beyond measure. The literary outcome of this visit was the …
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Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century (Immensee. Peter Schlemihl. Brigitta)
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Appendix: The Mark. Preface: Karl Marx)
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