German literature

Golem

This novel by the Austrian writer Gustav Meyrink is an extraordinary fantasy story with multiple plots and an unexpected ending. He influenced Kafka and his Process.

Gospodo porotnici

In the whirlwind of post-war Europe, where the ruins of the past mingle with the turmoil of a new beginning, Hans Habe's novel Gentlemen of the Jurors (1955) takes us through a tense story about justice, morality, and human weaknesses.

Gubitak

The novel explores trauma and dealing with the past through the story of former soldier and prisoner Erik Svensson. Set in post-war Germany, Lenz explores themes of guilt, identity, and trying to find meaning in life after the war.

Heidi

Heidi (1879) by Johanna Spyri is a classic children's novel that follows the life of orphan Heidi in the Swiss Alps. Heidi, with her innocent wisdom, changes the lives of those around her, making the novel a timeless classic that has captivated generation

Heinrich Heine

Homo faber

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'.

Ich liebte ein Mädchen - Ein Briefwechsel

Igra staklenim perlama

Filozofski roman smješten u fiktivnu budućnost, u provinciji Kastalia, gdje intelektualna elita njeguje duhovnu disciplinu poznatu kao Igra staklenih perli. Roman prati život Josepha Knechta, koji od učenika postaje Magister Ludi, vrhovni učitelj Igre.

I Jimmy se približava dugi 1-2

Politička i psihološka drama smještena u Beč između 1938. i 1969. godine. Iako inspiriran stvarnim događajima iz zapadnonjemačkog velegrada između 1934. i 1965., autor je, radi zaštite identiteta stvarnih osoba, izmijenio vrijeme i mjesto radnje.

I ne reče ni reči

U Bollovim romanima jedna od središnjih tema je pokušaj da se očuvaju osnovne moralne vrijednosti u vrijeme terora, kao i u razdoblju materijalnog blagostanja i korupcije.