GM 224 Modern German Novels in Translation (Fall: 3)
Cross Listed with
EN267
Offered Periodically
This course will survey examples of the conventional narrative form along
with experimental texts characteristic of modern writing. Each novel contains
a masterful narrative and a unique expression of a fundamental human dilemma.
The following works will be discussed in class: Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks;
Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf; Franz Kafka, The Trial; Alfred
Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz; Ernst Jünger, On the Marble
Cliffs; Anna Seghers, The Seventh Cross; Wolfgang Koeppen, Pigeons
on the Grass; Heinrich Böll, The Clown; Patrick Süskind,
Perfume; Bernhard Schlink, The Reader. Readings will be arranged
to reflect the chronology of Germany's dramatic history in the 20th century.
Bernd Widdig
Last Updated: 01-MAY-09