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German Studies: Books, Dissertations, Manuscripts
Library resources for the study of German language, literature, and cultural studies.
Find Books @ UW
Search Tips
- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: aesthetics romanticism german
- By Title - search for a specific book by title. Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "odysseys of recognition"
- By Author - search for books written by a specific author. Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "wilke sabine"
Digitized Author Works
Dissertations
Other Catalogs
- Bibliographie der Deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL) This link opens in a new window
- Center for Research Libraries Catalog This link opens in a new window
- WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Microform Book Collections and Print Indexes
Browsing for German Books in UW Libraries
To find resources in German, use UW Libraries Search.
- Do a keyword search for a topic you are interested in.
- "Refine My Results" to Language: German.
It's not easy to browse the shelves of our collections because we have so much! We recommend using UW Libraries Search, finding a few call numbers, and then browsing those specific areas.
Most German-language resources are in Suzzallo Allen Libraries. If you want to go straight to the shelves, German literature (novels, poetry, literary criticism) can be found at PT1 - PT5000. Children's books are PZ31 - PZ38.
Just want a good book to read?
- Goethe Institut eLibraryFree online materials from the Goethe Institut, including ebooks and audiobooks. You need to register with them (once a year) and there are a variety of software requirements, but a large variety of materials for free.
- Goodreads German Book ListsBrowse lists contributed by users, like Best German Authors or German Manga Releases, then search UW Libraries. Includes both original German-language books and translations.
- New Books in GermanNew Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English in the UK, USA, and beyond. We feature recommendations of the best new fiction and non-fiction titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.