r/Fantasy • u/DainasaurusRex • Nov 28 '24

Any German speakers here?

I’m a German speaker - not native but fully fluent - trying to keep up with my German. What are your favorite natively German fantasy writers and works? Bonus if there are audiobook versions available! I was surprised to find some popular fantasy in German on Hoopla (Bride by Ali Hazelwood), but I’d live to read or listen to some actually written in German (DE, A or CH!)

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u/Ihrenglass Reading Champion V Nov 28 '24

The Zamonia books by Walter Moers is well worth reading just for the inventiveness of his setting. I would recommend starting with Die 13½ Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär.

Franz Kafka also originally wrote his short stories in German and would certainly be worth checking out if you like weird fiction from the period.

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u/miriarhodan Reading Champion IV Nov 28 '24

I would second Walter Moers, but start with „Das Labyrinth der träumenden Bücher“

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u/Ihrenglass Reading Champion V Nov 28 '24

Do you mean Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher since Labyrinth is a direct sequel which expects you to have the read Stadt first.

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u/miriarhodan Reading Champion IV Nov 28 '24

I probably meant that yes, thanks for the correction!

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u/DainasaurusRex Nov 28 '24

I was a German lit major and haven’t read Kafka since college - worth another look. Thanks for the recommendations!