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ethnicity
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or
nationality
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) who wrote
fiction,
essay
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s, or
play
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* Play (theatre), a work of drama
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s in the
German language
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. It includes both living and deceased writers.
Most of the
medieval
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authors are alphabetized by their first name, not by their
sobriquet
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.
Abbreviations: children's (ch), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p)
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
See also
*
List of German women writers
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List of Austrian women writers
*
List of Swiss women writers
*
List of Germans
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List of German journalists
This is a list of German people, German journalists, those born in Germany and who have established citizenship or residency.
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*Aline Abboud (born 1988)
*Prince Albrecht of Croÿ (born 1959)
*Robin Alexander (journalist), Robin ...
*
List of German-language philosophers
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*
List of German-language playwrights
*
List of German-language poets
This list contains the names of individuals (of any ethnicity or nationality) who wrote poetry in the German language. Most are identified as "German poets", but some are not Germans, German.
A
*Abraham a Sancta Clara
*Friedrich Achleitner
*Dietm ...
*
Lists of writers
The following are lists of writers:
Alphabetical indices
A – B – C – D –
E – F –
G – H –
I – J –
K – L –
M – N –
O – P � ...
References
External links
Sophie digital library of works by German-speaking women,
Brigham Young University
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German
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German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
Writers
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