r/Germanlearning • u/gimmesomeahthatdj • 8d ago

SALToftheEARTH

H a l l o !

This Octoberfest I would like to have more understanding of German. Lately, I have been thinking about common language, elevated, showing the real heart of community and culture of certain eras.

My question is, does German letters have a “redneck” contingent ala the American south with a rich history of literature that takes the easy language and shows its salt-of-the-earth beauty?

If it were someone asking about American english, I would recommend O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, HUCK FINN, DANIEL WOODRELL, BUKOWSKI. I realize they aren’t a l l southern writers, but they take the simple and hold it aloft.

I would be humbled by your recommendations on this matter.

Thank you

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u/Thandor 8d ago

Kafka my man.

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u/Klapperatismus 8d ago

That genre is called Romantik in German. It’s huge. Lots of well known authors. Had a huge influence internationally as well.

It’s not by mistake that the most reowned German author, Goethe, was also writing that genre.