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German: Web Links

This guide will help you begin your research into German literature, film, history and culture.

German Literature

Litrix
A "Portal for the Worldwide Promotion of Contemporary German Literature."
Literarisches Leben
Study of German postwar literature (1945-2000).

German Film

CineGraph
CineGraph is a professional research association based in Hamburg, Germany. This Web site offers a fair amount of text from various CineGraph publications, along with announcements and some background information.
Goethe-Institut Guide to German Film
A guide to German film from Germany's premier cultural instutution.

Online Text Collections

Zeno.org
Collection of online literature in German.
Projekt Gutenberg
Online books in German, similar to the English language Project Gutenberg site.
LyrikLine
Collection of poetry, including German poets as well as translations from other world poets into German.
Austrian Literature Online
Online collection of works from Austrian writers.
19th-Century German Stories
Collection of short stories, including some English translations.

German Society and Culture

German Studies Web
Wiki full of web links on German Studies maintained by academic librarians.
Paperball
Search Engine for finding articles from German language newspapers.
History of Germany: Primary Documents
Wiki full of links pointing to online collections of documents pertaining to events in German history.
Der Spiegel
Germany's most popular weekly news magazine and online news site.