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The Magic MountainThomas Mann, AD 1924
The Man Without QualitiesRobert Musil, AD 1932
Berlin AlexanderplatzAlfred Döblin, AD 1929
BuddenbrooksThomas Mann, AD 1901
Death in VeniceThomas Mann, AD 1912
Mother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt Brecht, AD 1949
The Tin DrumGünter Grass, AD 1959