The Greatest German Books of All Time on Classics

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1969 Poppy And Memory Paul Celan 1950 German German
2748 Poor Henry Hartmann von Aue 1190 German Middle high german
2751 Fabian Erich Kästner 1931 German German
2777 Helmbrecht Wernher der Gartenaere 1250 German Middle high german
2785 Märchenalmanach Auf Das Jahr 1828 Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
2791 The Island Of Second Sight Albert Vigoleis Thelen 1953 German English
2897 Speculations About Jakob Uwe Johnson 1959 German German
2990 The Robber Hotzenplotz Otfried Preußler 1962 German German
3637 Des Knaben Wunderhorn Clemens Brentano, Achim von Arnim 1808 German German
3637 Till Eulenspiegel Hermann Bote 1510 German German
3637 The Ship Of Fools Sebastian Brant 1494 German English
3637 Who Once Eats Out Of The Tin Bowl Hans Fallada 1934 German German
3637 Jew Süss Lion Feuchtwanger 1925 German German
3637 Schach Von Wuthenow Theodor Fontane 1883 German German
3637 Theory Of Colours Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1810 German German
3637 The Golden Pot E. T. A. Hoffmann 1814 German German
3637 On The Marble Cliffs Ernst Jünger 1939 German German
3637 The City Beyond The River Hermann Kasack 1947 German German
3637 The Marquise Of O Heinrich von Kleist 1808 German German
3637 The Second Wife E. Marlitt 1899 German German
3637 The Papalagi Erich Scheurmann 1920 German German
3637 Die Feuerzangenbowle Heinrich Spoerl 1933 German German
3637 The Captain Of Köpenick Carl Zuckmayer 1931 German German
4104 Leavetaking Peter Weiss 1960 German German
4293 The Castle franz kafka 1926 German German
4370 Nobodaddy's Children Arno Schmidt 1963 German German
4855 Zettels Traum Arno Schmidt 1970 German German
5501 The Trip To Panama Janosch 1978 German German
5805 The Child Manuela Christa Winsloe 1933 German German
7205 The Pharmacist Ingrid Noll 1994 German German
11544 Hildegard Of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen 1152 German Latin
13360 Child Of All Nations Irmgard Keun 1938 German German
14881 Dulcitius Hrotsvitha 990 German Latin
15903 An Egyptian Princess Georg Ebers 1864 German German
15903 Josephus Lion Feuchtwanger 1932 German German
15903 The Jew Of Rome Lion Feuchtwanger 1932 German German
16704 Flotsam Erich Maria Remarque 1939 German German
17130 Saint Joan Of The Stockyards Bertolt Brecht 1931 German German
17130 Six Early Stories Thomas Mann 1997 German German
16905 The Sorrows Of A Young Werther Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 German German
16818 Fenitschka/Deviations Dorothee Krahn 1898 German English