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

A philosophical novel set in a fictional future, in the province of Kastalia, where the intellectual elite cultivate a spiritual discipline known as the Glass Bead Game. The novel follows the life of Joseph Knecht, who goes from student to Magister Ludi,

I Jimmy se približava dugi 1-2

A political and psychological drama set in Vienna between 1938 and 1969. Although inspired by real events from the West German metropolis between 1934 and 1965, the author changed the time and place of the action to protect the identities of real people.

I ne reče ni reči

In Boll's novels, one of the central themes is the attempt to preserve basic moral values ​​in a time of terror, as well as in a period of material prosperity and corruption.