The German Challenge 🇩🇪 - hosted by lalu

By an author who's not from Germany
A book written by an Austrian, a Swiss, a Liechtensteiner etc. - or someone who simply grew up multilingual in a different country. 
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Schachnovelle by Stefan Zweig

Schachnovelle

Stefan Zweig

95 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Homo faber by Max Frisch

Homo faber

Max Frisch

208 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

The Eighth Life

Nino Haratischwili

944 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Adas Raum by Sharon Dodua Otoo

Adas Raum

Sharon Dodua Otoo

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Two can keep a secret by Karen M. McManus

Two can keep a secret

Karen M. McManus

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Die Physiker

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

95 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics play funny reflective fast-paced
Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse by Thomas Meyer

Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse

Wolkenbruch #1

Thomas Meyer

276 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
Der Richter und sein Henker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Der Richter und sein Henker

The Inspector Bärlach Mysteries #1

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

208 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics crime dark mysterious medium-paced
Blutbuch by Kim de l'Horizon

Blutbuch

Kim de l'Horizon

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Das Seelenhaus by Hannah Kent

Das Seelenhaus

Hannah Kent

384 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced