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Best German Novels Of The 20th Century
The Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century is a list of books compiled in 1999 by Literaturhaus München and Bertelsmann, in which 99 prominent German authors, literary critics, and scholars of German language, German ranked the most significant German-language novels of the twentieth century. The group brought together 33 experts from each of the three categories.Wolfgang Riedel, "Robert Musil: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften" in ''Lektüren für das 21. Jahrhundert: Schlüsseltexte der deutschen Literatur von 1200 bis 1900'', ed. Dorothea Klein and Sabine M. Schneider, Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2000, p. 265 Each was allowed to name three books as having been the most important of the century. Cited by the group were five titles each by Franz Kafka and Arno Schmidt, four by Robert Walser (writer), Robert Walser, and three each by Thomas Mann, Hermann Broch, Anna Seghers and Joseph Roth. Top 10 See also *NRC's Best Dutch novels, ''NRCs Best Dutch novels References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literaturhaus München
The Literaturhaus München is a cultural institution in the center of Munich, dedicated to the teaching of literature and the organization of literary events. History of the building The Salvatorkirche (Munich), Salvatorkirche is located at the Salvatorplatz. The cemetery surrounding the church was converted into the market square in the 18th century. Through the decision of the Munich magistrate, a school was built there, the market lost its place and was integrated into the ground floor of the new building. The market operation was stopped in 1906 and the building was completely converted to the school. In 1993, the Munich City Council decided to use the buildings, which were largely in need of refurbishment, to be used as a literary house. For this purpose, the state capital of Munich, together with Munich publishers, founded the Stiftung Buch-, Medien- und Literaturhaus München. In 1995, the renovation and reconstruction of the building and the entire Salvatorplatz starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
