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Faust Parts I and
II
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Goethe's
telling of the legend about the man who sold his soul
to the devil. Great stuff.
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Recommended by: Angela, teacher at JMJ Manchester
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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of
a Family
by Thomas Mann A classic
study of decline, beautifully written and characterised.
Essential reading.
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Recommended by: Angela |
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All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque A
German perspective on the First World War. A powerful
story, rivetingly told. This is an amazing book, highly
recommended.
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Recommended by: Paul, student at JMJ |
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The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink A
powerful book that explores huge issues. A fifteen-year-old
boy falls in love and gets into a relationship with
a much older woman, who is subsequently tried for war
crimes. This is Schlink attempting, along with the rest
of his nation, to make sense of and come to terms with
the Holocaust.
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Recommended by: Barbara, student at JMJ |
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The Tin Drum
by Gunter Grass An extremely
thought-provoking book, looking at the events of World
War II through the eyes of a mad dwarf. It may sound
odd but it works remarkably well.
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Recommended by: Andrew, student at JMJ |
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Crabwalk
by Gunter Grass A fascinating
and enlightening novel about guilt, guilt about the
War and guilt within a family. After reading this book,
I felt I understood the Germans much better.
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Recommended by: Andrew |
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Perfume: The Story
of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind A horror
story set in eighteenth century France, by a German
writer much acclaimed in his own country as well as
abroad. The protagonist has an unhappy childhood because
he "doesn't smell right" and grows up to murder
a lot of girls for their personal scent. (Just been
made into a film.)
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Recommended by: Helen, teacher at JMJ |
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Measuring the World
by Daniel Kehlmann A new novel from the new
German bestseller-writer, about a mathematician and
a natural scientist, chalk and cheese. Educational as
well as exciting.
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Recommended by: Helen |
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