🏛️ Classic Literature · Germany
Best Classic Literature Books from Germany
Classic literature is the body of work that time has tested and culture has kept. Germany has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in classic literature, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best classic literature from Germany by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
The Tin Drum
Günter Grass· 1999
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score98/100
#2
literary-fiction
The Magic Mountain
Thomas Mann· 1929
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score75/100
#3
literary-fiction
Steppenwolf
Hermann Hesse· 1946
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score74/100
#4
literary-fiction
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse· 1922
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score68/100
#5
literary-fiction
Narcissus and Goldmund
Hermann Hesse· 1930
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score68/100
#6
classic-literature
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse· 1922
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#7
literary-fiction
The Glass Bead Game
Hermann Hesse· 1943
ALA Notable Books
Editorial Score40/100
#8
literary-fiction
Demian
Hermann Hesse· 1919
ALA Notable Books
Editorial Score40/100
#9
historical-fiction
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque· 1929
ALA Notable Books
Editorial Score40/100
#10
literary-fiction
Also sprach Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche· 1883
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#11
literary-fiction
The Nutcracker and the King of Mice
E. T. A. Hoffmann· 1853
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#12
classic-literature
Demian
Hermann Hesse· 1930
Editorial Score38/100
#13
literary-fiction
Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann· 1901
ALA Notable Books
Editorial Score36/100
#14
literary-fiction
Death in Venice
Thomas Mann· 1912
ALA Notable Books
Editorial Score34/100
#15
classic-literature
Land and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt
J. G. Manning· 2003
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#16
classic-literature
The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse· 1995
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#17
classic-literature
Death in Venice and Other Tales
Thomas Mann· 1989
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#18
classic-literature
Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker (Penguin Classics)
E. T. A. Hoffmann· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#19
classic-literature
Selected Short Stories of Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche· 2019
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#20
classic-literature
Realit at, Imagination und Theorie: kleine Schriften zu Epos und Trag odie in der Antike
Wolfgang Kullmann0
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#21
classic-literature
Die Dichtungstheorie der Antike: Aristoteles - Horaz - "Longin": eine Einf uhrung
Manfred Fuhrmann0
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
