These vten books, extending from the late nineteenth century to 21st century, are present day German classics.These are must read books and universally celebrated.
Die Blechtrommel by Günter Grass (1959)
Der Tod in Venedig by Thomas Mann (1912)
Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink (1995)
Im Westen Nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque (1929)
Das Parfum by Patrick Süskind (1985)
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald (2001)
Die Verwandlung by Franz Kafka (1915)
I am so tempted to start learning German! I like most of what it is as a whole.
Can't wait to do it so I can read something from Günter Grass and Goethe in their original language!