The German Challenge 🇩🇪 - hosted by lalu

A book that many German/Swiss/Austrian kids had to read in school
It's probably the same everywhere around the world: I hated most of the books read in school. But there are some hidden gems and also no one is gonna force you to think about the author's intentions behind the protagonist's shoe size :P 
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Corpus Delicti: Ein Prozess by Juli Zeh

Corpus Delicti: Ein Prozess

Juli Zeh

272 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan by Bertolt Brecht

Der gute Mensch von Sezuan

Bertolt Brecht

160 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging dark slow-paced
Døden i Venedig by Thomas Mann

Døden i Venedig

Thomas Mann

95 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders by Patrick Süskind

Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders

Patrick Süskind

264 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Die Physiker

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

95 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics play funny reflective fast-paced
Jugend ohne Gott by Ödön von Horváth

Jugend ohne Gott

Ödön von Horváth

182 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective medium-paced
Die Verwandlung by Franz Kafka

Die Verwandlung

Franz Kafka

138 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
Frühlings Erwachen by Frank Wedekind

Frühlings Erwachen

Frank Wedekind

72 pages • first pub 1891 (editions)

fiction classics play dark emotional sad fast-paced
Der Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Der Besuch der alten Dame

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

160 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics play dark funny reflective fast-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

283 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced