German Books

German books form a part of the lives of all Germans and also of people belonging to many countries of the world. There are noteworthy German books in every field, which provide people with exhaustive knowledge on various and diverse topics. Those German books which have been translated into numerous international languages have been popularized world-wide. German books are available in a wide range starting from German books on philosophy to literary books. There are some immortal German books, compiled by renowned authors and must be mentioned.

Famous German Books

German Enlightenment had been an important phase in the development of the German philosophical thoughts. German books written by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, such as Phenomenology of Spirit and Science of Logic are important philosophical works. Some of the renowned German books by Friedrich Nietzsche are Thus Spoke Zarathustra, The Anti-christ, The Birth of Tragedy, Human, All Too Human and Twilight of the Idols. Gunter Grass' s Cat and Mouse and Dog Years, The Tin Drum, The Flounder and The Rat, Karl Marx's Das capital and Communist Manifesto and Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Critique of Practical Reason are monumental German books and world famous works.

Awards for German Books

There are many literary prizes for the authors of German books who take an interest either in poetry or fiction. Some of the special Germany literary awards are The Deutscher-Krimi-Preis, Adelbert von Chamisso-Preis, Alfred-Döblin-Preis, Deutscher Bücherpreis, Aspekte-Literatur-Preis, Berliner Literaturpreis, Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis, Erich-Fried-Preis and more. With such great motivation many authors are encouraged to write great German books and thus pile on to the wealth of great German literature.

German books provide a detailed insight into the rich life, thoughts and culture of Germany.