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107 popular german books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Germany. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

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Ghosts of Berlin : Stories by Rudolph Herzog EN

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Berlin's hip present comes up against the city's dark past in these seven supernatural tales by the son of the great filmmaker who "shares his father's curious and mordant wit" (The Financial Times). In these hair-raising stories from the celebrated filmmaker and author Rudolph Herzog, millennial Berliners discover that the city is still the home of many unsettled—and deeply unsettling—ghosts. And those ghosts are not very happy about the newcomers. Thus the coddled daughter of a rich tech executive finds herself slowly tormented by the poltergeist of a Weimer-era laborer, and a German intelli... continue

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Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
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An unforgettable German bestseller about the European refugee crisis: “Erpenbeck will get under your skin” (Washington Post Book World) Go, Went, Gone is the masterful new novel by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, “one of the most significant German-language novelists of her generation” (The Millions). The novel tells the tale of Richard, a retired classics professor who lives in Berlin. His wife has died, and he lives a routine existence until one day he spies some African refugees staging a hunger strike in Alexanderplatz. Curiosity turns to compassion and an inner transformation... continue
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke EN

Rating: 5 (6 votes)
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Cornelia Funke, the enormously talented author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, brings readers another spellbinding tale of adventure and magic. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a book-binder. But her father has a deep secret-- he posseses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her father's past. Who is this sinister character and what does he want? Suddenly Meggie is involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her father's life is put in danger. Will she be able to save him in time?

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Jeder stirbt für sich allein : Roman by Hans Fallada DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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Ein einzigartiges Panorama des Berliner Lebens in der Nazizeit: Hans Falladas eindrückliche und berührende Darstellung des Widerstands der kleinen Leute avanciert rund sechzig Jahre nach der Entstehung zum internationalen Publikumserfolg. Jetzt erscheint erstmals die ungekürzte Fassung nach dem bislang unveröffentlichten Originalmanuskript. - Ein Berliner Ehepaar wagte einen aussichtslosen Widerstand gegen die Nazis und wurde 1943 hingerichtet. Von ihrem Schicksal erfuhr Hans Fallada aus einer Gestapo-Akte, die ihm durch den Dichter und späteren Kulturminister Johannes R. Becher in die Hände k... continue


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La central de frío by Inka Parei ES

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La novela de Inka Parei La central del frío comienza con un hombre que recibe una sorprendente llamada de su ex esposa. Está en el hospital, esperando un diagnóstico de cáncer. Su mente se acelera cuando de repente se da cuenta de que debe descubrir si ella fue contaminada por las consecuencias del desastre nuclear de Chernobyl de 1986. Al regresar rápidamente a la ciudad, intenta reconstruir los acontecimientos de unos días de hace tantos años, y revisita y cuestiona sus propios recuerdos de trabajar en el escalofriante “centro frí... continue

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La engañada by Thomas Mann ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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La audaz e inquietante novela corta de Thomas Mann, escrita en 1952, es la contraparte femenina de su obra maestra Muerte en Venecia. Escrito desde el punto de vista de una mujer en lo que ahora podríamos llamar la crisis de la mediana edad, El cisne negro evidencia el dominio de Mann en el análisis psicológico y su convincente interés en la intersección de lo físico y lo espiritual en el comportamiento humano. Es sorprendentemente relevante para las discusiones actuales sobre la política del cuerpo, las inscripciones masculinas de lo femenino y... continue

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La luchadora de sombras by Inka Parei ES

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“La luchadora de sombras”, novela impregnada de fuerza, misterio y decadencia, narra la historia de Hell, una joven que descubre que su vecina ha desaparecido y decide buscarla. Tras este argumento se esconde un singular y azaroso juego de relaciones que nos muestra—en un agitado Berlín recién unificado, y en un vaivén entre el presente y el pasado—la desesperación y desconcierto de unos personajes que, entre el reto y la supervivencia, hacen uso de ese atávico instinto de defensa que es la lucha. Con un lenguaje contemporáneo y trepidante, Inka Parei nos presenta su primer trabajo, una novela... continue


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