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German students are advised to read the following novels.

Von Keyserling – Schwüle Tage
Andersch – Sansibar oder der letzte Grund
Brecht – Der gute Mensch von Sezuan; Mutter Courage
Böll – Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
Dürrenmatt – Der Besuch der alten Dame; die Physiker
Hauptmann – Bahnwärter Thiel
König – Ich fühl’ mich so fifty-fifty
Schlink – Der Vorleser
Frisch – Andorra
Mann – Buddenbrooks
Anna Funder – Stasiland (in English, by an Australian author)

Additionally these German-language films will suppliment students' listening skills.

Heimat – Chronik einer Zeitenwende (a trilogy, parts 1 and 3 being particularly interesting)
Goodbye Lenin
Das Leben der anderen
Die Erziehungsberechtigten
Der Baader-Meinhoff Komplex
Nirgendwo in Afrika
Sonnenallee
Sophie Scholl
Untergang

The following links may also prove useful.

Goethe Institute: Excellent for A level-related material
Language online:Topic and grammar practice
Lern Deutsch: Further topic work

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