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Chapter 20Current literature from Germany

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The literary scene in Germany is as diverse and colorful as the population and it is as vibrant as ever. Be it groups of young writers or magazines in very small editions and self-published, find out more about exciting things from the German literary scene!

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Part of the series Reading Journey - German youth literature

22 materials

Reading recommendations for the language level C

Number of downloads:584
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

C1 C2

Book recommendations by young people for young people

Number of downloads:1363
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

A2 B1

Class sets books Sweden

Number of downloads:383
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, swedish
- de
- en
- sv

A2 B1 B2

Reading dossier

Number of downloads:250
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, dutch
- de
- en
- nl

Book boxes and class sets

Number of downloads:2076
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, dutch
- de
- en
- nl

A1 A2 B1 B2

Reading Journeys Goethe-Institut Niederlande didactic material

Number of downloads:7176
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, dutch
- de
- en
- nl

A2 B1 B2

Reading Box

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

Literary partnerships

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, italian
- de
- en
- it

The house by the lake

Number of downloads:4835
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

Günter Kunert "Die geheime Bibliothek" (The secret library) - A literary mini project

Number of downloads:1195
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

B1 B2

Books that you have to read

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, slovenian
- de
- en
- sl

Read.

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, danish
- de
- en
- da

Practical poetry: poems and materials

Number of downloads:78
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

B1 B2 C1

Backpack library in Greece

Number of downloads:844
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, Greek
- de
- en
- el

A2 B1 B2

Literature for young readers

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, french
- de
- en
- fr

B1 B2

Current literature from Germany

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, french
- de
- en
- fr

B1 B2 C1

Reading case

Number of downloads:1927
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, croatian
- de
- en
- hr

A1 A2 B1

literatür

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, turkish
- de
- en
- tr

B1 B2

Close up - literature that moves

Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, ukrainian
- de
- en
- uk

B1 B2 C1

Teaching contemporary German literature - with current examples

Number of downloads:1684
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English
- de
- en

"Nicos Abenteuerreise"

Number of downloads:415
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, ukrainian
- de
- en
- uk

"Marcos Coronatagebuch"

Number of downloads:271
Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, ukrainian
- de
- en
- uk

Description

The structures of the publishing scene may be centuries old, but they have begun to move. Works from marginalized populations are finding their way into the reading rooms of the republic thanks to a fresh scene of magazines, clubs, and social media channels.

"Verzweifeln Sie bitte nicht, wenn Sie das alles nicht gleich begreifen." [Please do not loose your courage, if you do not understand all this right away.] (Charlotte Krafft „Die Hyperironie“ (from „Das Wetter“ #13, October 2017, S. 37+)

Discover graphic novels about modern myths and historical anecdotes or about the absurdity of everyday life. Also learn about the diversity German literature has to offer, as it is about beautiful new utopias, provocation and performative aesthetics and the new diversity. In addition to that, the new publications include many works from Germany's black literary scene.

What will you read next? Feel free to email us about it at deutschstunde@goethe.de.

Current literature from Germany