This list contains the names of persons (of any ethnicity or nationality) who wrote fiction, essays, or plays in the German language. It includes both living and deceased writers.
Most of the medieval authors are alphabetized by their first name, not by their sobriquet.
Abbreviations: children's (ch), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p)
A
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 Germans
- List of German-language philosophers
- List of German-language playwrights
- List of German-language poets
- List of German journalists
- List of German women writers
- List of Austrian women writers
- List of Swiss women writers
- Lists of writers
References
External links
- Sophie, digital library of works by German-speaking women, Brigham Young University
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