Traditional German literature | Christian Morgenstern | Friedrich Nietzsche| Rainer Maria Rilke | Hermann Hesse | Thomas Mann | Franz Kafka | Bertolt Brecht | Paul Celan | Günther Grass | Christa Wolf

German Literature		Christian Morgenstern
		Morgenstern is a very atypical figure in German literature. Morgenstern's poetry, which was inspired by English nonsense rhymes, is immensely popular.

German Literature		Friedrich Nietzsche
		Known as the father of nihilism Nietzsche influenced with his philosophical and poetic writing many of his contemporaries. His writing is complex and his theorems have been fatally misunderstood.

German Literature		Rainer Maria Rilke
		Rilke is generally considered to be one of the major lyric poets of the 20th century.

German Literature		Hermann Hesse
		In 1946 Hermann Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. His books are popular all over the world, he might just be Germany's most successful literary export.

German Literature		Thomas Mann
		Famous for his prose 'Death in Venice', 'The Magic Mountain' ('Der Zauberberg'), his 'Joseph' trilogy and early 'Buddenbrocks', Thomas Mann has always been prolific.

German Literature		Franz Kafka
		His nightmarish prose 'The Trial', 'The Metamorphosis' and 'The Castle' and others are haunting examples of expressionist literature.

German Literature		Bertolt Brecht
		Together with colleagues (Max Reinhardt, Helen Weigel, Kurt Weill,… ) Brecht set out to reform German theatre and to adapt it to his political needs.

German Literature		Paul Celan
		Moulded by his experiences Celan composed some of the most haunting poems of German literature.

German Literature		Günther Grass
		Günther Grass is a recent Nobel laureate - in 1999 he received the coveted award for "frolicsome black fables" which "portray the forgotten face of history."

German Literature		Christa Wolf
		Christa Wolf is exemplary for many East German intellectuals. In the beginning, she fervently believed in the principles of communism only to be deeply disappointed.