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German Literature

German literature spans centuries of profound thought and cultural insight, from timeless poetry and philosophical works to modern guides on science, psychology, and everyday life. The rich intellectual tradition of German-speaking authors offers readers both practical wisdom for contemporary living and deep explorations of the human experience through memoirs, novels, and academic works.

German Literature Book Summaries

Essays and Aphorisms Summary
Essays and Aphorisms
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 240 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Classics
Hector and the Search for Lost Time Summary
Hector and the Search for Lost Time
by François Lelord 2006 240 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
German Literature
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
40k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Magic Mountain Summary
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann 1924 706 pages
4.13
55k+ ratings
German Literature
Literature
Philosophy
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka 1915 352 pages
4.09
20k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Komisch, alles chemisch! Summary
Komisch, alles chemisch!
by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim 2019 256 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Science
Chemistry
German Literature
Critique of Practical Reason Summary
Critique of Practical Reason
by Immanuel Kant 1788 181 pages
3.94
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Introduction to Metaphysics Summary
Introduction to Metaphysics
by Martin Heidegger 1929 254 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Metaphysics
German Literature
Wittgenstein Summary
Wittgenstein
by Anthony Kenny 1973 256 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Biography
German Literature
The German House Summary
The German House
by Annette Hess 2018 336 pages
3.68
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
Dialectic of Enlightenment Summary
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
by Max Horkheimer 1947 304 pages
4.11
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
Politics As a Vocation Summary
Politics As a Vocation
by Max Weber 2013 52 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime Summary
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
by Immanuel Kant 1764 124 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
German Literature
On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo Summary
On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887 367 pages
4.17
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Summary
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity
by Phillip P. Peterson 2015 448 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
German Literature
Roman
Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals Summary
Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887 450 pages
4.16
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Philosophical Investigations Summary
Philosophical Investigations
by Ludwig Wittgenstein 1953 246 pages
4.26
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Language
Classics
I am Not a Brain Summary
I am Not a Brain
Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century
by Markus Gabriel 2017 240 pages
3.48
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Unfinished
Science
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
1910-1913
by Franz Kafka 1948 345 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Classics
Memoir
Diary
The Death of Virgil Summary
The Death of Virgil
by Hermann Broch 1945 493 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
German Literature
The Reader Summary
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink 1995 216 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
German Literature
The Anti-Christ Summary
The Anti-Christ
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1895 126 pages
3.89
31k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Religion
Going Mainstream Summary
Going Mainstream
How extremists are taking over
by Julia Ebner 2023 249 pages
3.78
100+ ratings
Politics
Society
Psychology
The Land of Green Plums Summary
The Land of Green Plums
by Herta Müller 1994 256 pages
3.67
6k+ ratings
Romania
Nobel Prize
Historical Fiction
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