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Thematic Book Display | November German Fairy Tales

The well-known "Grimm's Fairy Tales" is a fairy tale published by the German Brothers Grimm in 1812. The Grimm brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were well known about the German folk tales. The first book they published contains more than 200 fairy tales. Famous stories include "Cinderella", "The Frog Prince", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rapunzel", "Sleeping Beauty", "Snow White", etc. Apart from creating famous fairy tales, the Brothers Grimm also wrote the German dictionary (Deutscher Wörterbuch).

In addition to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Hermann Hesse's fairy tales are also worth reading. Different from Grimm's classical fairy tales, Hesse has a modern look and is closer to life.

Book Story about searching for homeland

I believe that the topic of identity is closely related to our daily lives. The author of this book, Nora Krug, is also searching for her identity. She was born a few decades after the fall of the Nazi regime, but the Second World War casts a huge shadow over her.

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BibToGo is the Goethe-Institut library app. It is also your personal library account. It gives you access to our media and services whenever you need them.

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The German Comic Scene
Modern Myths and Historical Anecdotes

The covid pandemic caused a fair amount of disruption in many areas: trade fairs were cancelled, publications were delayed, and things came to a standstill everywhere. This was not the case on the comic scene: we take a look at the new publications over the past year.

Photo (detail): © Carlsen
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Litrix.de - German Literature Online

Litrix.de presents new publications from the German book market which are selected by a jury of critics on a regular basis. Information on these books is provided on our portal in the form of 1. book reviews by well-known literary critics, 2. sample passages, 3. details on authors and publishers, in German, English and the current special-focus language.

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