Homo Faber by Max Friš is one of the most important and most read books of the 20th century: engineer Valter Faber believes in his rational view of the world, which is permanently shattered by a 'love story'.
Although best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, in this work Karl May brings a shorter, standalone adventure from the Canadian wilderness.
The collection of 26 short stories by Heinrich Böll, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature, includes a series of narratives that explore human destiny in the context of war, post-war reconstruction, and social change in Germany.