Part 2: Alphabetical Index
Authors: Alphabetical Index (A-K)
Literature/Authors in General
Sites that cover German-language literature and authors in general, rather than a specific author. At the end of this page.
Authors: A-K | L-Z
A-B
Hannah Arendt
A good Arendt links site in Japan. Don't let the Japanese characters scare you off!
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) - DHM
Biografie von Hannah Arendt. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Jurek Becker (1937-1997) - DHM
Biografie von Jurek Becker. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Gottfried Benn (1886-1956) - DHM
Biografie von Gottfried Benn. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Biblical Scriptures and Prayers
Selections in German and English from your Guide. With resources and links.
Wolf Biermann (1936- ) - DHM
Biografie vom Liedermacher Wolf Biermann. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Heinrich Böll (1917-1985) - DHM
Biografie von Heinrich Böll. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Wolfgang Borchert - DHM
Biografie von Wolfgang Borchert. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) - DHM
Biografie von Bertolt Brecht. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
International Brecht Society
An "official" Brecht site from the German Dept. at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. In English and German.
Wilhelm Busch
A well-designed, informative site about the author of the first "comic strip." Busch is best known for his humorous stories, particularly Max und Moritz. In German.
C-F
Elias Canetti (1905-1994) - DHM
Biografie von Elias Canetti. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Elias Canetti - Tierisches in [seiner] Anthropologie und Poetik
Von Harry Timmermann.
Deutsches Historisches Museum - Lemo-Navigation-Seite
Find authors (20th Century) and others by historical period or other criteria. In German.
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Her picture was on the German 20-mark bill, but the Westphalian poetess died virtually unknown in 1848. Find out more about this interesting author and her works. With Web links.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
A short biography, Dürrenmatt books, and links for this German-Swiss playwright. From your Guide.
Hans Fallada
Von der Hans-Fallada-Gesellschaft.
Hans Fallada (1893-1947) - DHM
Biografie von Hans Fallada (Rudolf Ditzen). Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Lion Feuchtwanger
From the Feuchtwanger Library at the Univ. of Southern California. All about the German Jewish Feutchtwanger (1884-1958) who spent his exile years in Los Angeles.
Theodor Fontane
1998 war 'das Fontane-Jahr' in Deutschland. Seine Werke von Projekt-Gutenberg.
Das Theodor-Fontane-Archiv
Vorgestellt von Peter Schaefer. Ein sehr umfassendes Archiv!
Theodor Fontane - L'Adultera
Der Fontane-Roman (1882), der ganz Berlin schockiert hat. Von Projekt-Gutenberg.
Sigmund Freud - Freudian Links
A Japanese site devoted to the life and literature of Freud.
Max Frisch - DHM
Biografie von dem schweizerischen Schriftsteller und Dramatiker Max Frisch. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
G-H
Stefan George (1868-1933) - DHM
Biografie von George. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Information, books, and Web links for Goethe. From your Guide.
Günter Grass (1927- )
Information, books, and links for Grass. From your Guide.
Grimm Brothers Home Page
A site devoted to the life and works of the Gebrüder Grimm – and not just their fairy tales. By D.L. Ashliman. Mostly in English. Some German.
Peter Handke (1942- )
Information, books, and links for Handke. From your Guide.
Heinrich Heine
A German site devoted to this German poet and author.
Heinrich Heine - Projekt Gutenberg
Many of Heine's works at the Projekt Gutenberg Web site.
Hermann Hesse
Information, books, and links for Hesse. From your Guide.
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) - DHM
Biografie von Hesse. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Stefan Heym - DHM
Biografie von Heym. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
HvH online. A German site devoted to this German author.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929) - DHM
Biografie von Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Projekt Gutenberg
Many of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's works at the Projekt Gutenberg Web site.
J-K
Uwe Johnson (1934- ) - DHM
Biografie von Uwe Johnson. Vom Deutschen Historischen Museum.
Erich Kästner: The Famous Unknown Author
He was much more than just the writer of children's books, for which he is best known. If not for Disney ("The Parent Trap," "Emil and the Detectives"), Kästner would probably be totally unknown in the English-speaking world. An article by your Guide.
Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
Information, books, and links for Kafka. From your Guide.
Kleist-Archiv
Die Heinrich-von-Kleist-Sammlung in Heilbronn.
NEXT > Authors: L-Z (Part Two)
Literature/Authors in General
Autoren-Links - Germanistik
Probably the most extensive author link list for German on the Web, by Ulrich Goerdten in Berlin (Freie Uni). Includes 67 links for Thomas Mann alone.
Biblical Scriptures and Prayers
Selections in German and English from your Guide. With resources and links.
Dichter und Komponisten
A long A-to-Z list (some with links) of German poets and composers from Frank Petersohn's Lieder/Volkslieder Page.
Dimension 2
A magazine devoted to presenting contemporary German prose and poetry in a bilingual (German-English) format. Ingo Stoehr, Editor.
German Literature
Articles and links for German literature online.
Internet Resources for Germanists - Autoren
Useful links to many German-language authors from Alan Ng at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison.
Projekt Gutenberg
Online literature by many German-language authors and poets.
Projekt Literatur
Links to online literature by German-language authors grouped by period: Mittelalter, Romantik-Realismus, Jahrhundertwende, Zwischenkriegszeit, Seit 1945. By W. Bösch and M. Schelling.
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Authors: L-Z
Part Two of our alphabetical author index. From your Guide.
Authors in German Literature 1
Our main page for German-language authors on the Web.
Arthur Schnitzler: "Traumnovelle"
An article about the author of "Traumnovelle" (1927), the source for the Stanley Kubrick film "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. From your Guide.
Book Reviews
Reviews of books and materials for German. From your Guide.
German Quotation of the Day
Our "Zitat des Tages" page offers selections from German and other authors in German and English. From your Guide.
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Articles, resources and links for German authors and literature.
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German proverbs, saying, and literary quotations on the Web./p>
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