Recs if you like Effi Briest...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

Works I would consider german literary classics. "German" in this context means "written in German", not "written by a German author", therefore Swiss, Austrian, and other authors will also be included on this list, provided they wrote their works in German.

this is a list consisting of some German books that are considered classics by the internet (and also me) in their original language. some books may be by Austrian/Swiss authors but they had an impact on German literature. it's a work in progress, so let me know what books I’m missing 🫡

all the classics you might (have had to) read in school in Germany

This list features the complete collection of Persephone Books. Persephone Books reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction, mostly by women writers and mostly dating from the mid-twentieth century.

Meet the literature read in German schools or considered to be part of basic literature education. Old and modern.

Titles with full character's name. I haven't read all of those books, and I'm open to suggestions.

From classics to modern lit, a selection of great books written in German.