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The Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century is a list of books compiled in 1999 by Literaturhaus München and Bertelsmann, in which 99 prominent German authors, literary critics, and scholars of German ranked the most significant German-language novels of the twentieth century. [1]
The Tin Drum. The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel, pronounced [diː ˈblɛçˌtʁɔml̩] ⓘ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. To "beat a tin drum" means to create a ...
Periodization is not an exact science but the following list contains movements or time periods typically used in discussing German literature. It seems worth noting that the periods of medieval German literature span two or three centuries, those of early modern German literature span one century, and those of modern German literature each span one or two decades.
ISBN. 978-3847905172. Look Who's Back (German: Er ist wieder da, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯ ʔɪst ˈviːdɐ daː]; transl. "He's back again") is a [1] German satirical novel about Adolf Hitler by Timur Vermes, published in 2012 by Eichborn Verlag [de]. The novel was adapted into a German film of the same name, which was released in 2015.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (German: Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders [das paʁˈfœ̃ː diː ɡəˈʃɪçtə ˈʔaɪnəs ˈmœʁdɐs] ⓘ) is a 1985 literary historical fantasy novel by German writer Patrick Süskind. The novel explores the sense of smell and its relationship with the emotional meanings that scents may have.
Publication date. 1929. Publication place. Germany. Berlin Alexanderplatz (German: [bɛʁˈliːn ʔalɛkˈsandɐˌplats]) is a 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin. It is considered one of the most important and innovative works of the Weimar Republic. [1] In a 2002 poll of 100 noted writers, the book was named among the top 100 books of all time.
Occupation. Novelist, short story writer, essayist. Spouse. Gerhard Wolf [de] (1928–2023) Christa Wolf (German: [ˈkʁɪs.ta vɔlf] ⓘ; née Ihlenfeld; 18 March 1929 – 1 December 2011) was a German novelist and essayist. She is considered one of the most important writers to emerge from the former East Germany. [1][2]
255948132. Preceded by. Afrikanische Spiele [de], (African games) Followed by. Heliopolis. On the Marble Cliffs (German: Auf den Marmorklippen) is a novella by Ernst Jünger published in 1939 describing the upheaval and ruin of a serene agricultural society. It was published that year by Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt [de] in Hamburg, Germany. [1][2]