In 2002, legendary German literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki (pictured) released the first part of his personal literary canon of German literature. This list contains the 20 novels he decided to include.

Der Kanon: 20 Great German Novels
Der Kanon: 180 Great German Tales (too many missing on OL to be worthwhile)
Der Kanon: 43 Great German Dramas
Der Kanon: 1,370 Great German Poems (won't do this one lol)
Der Kanon: 255 Great German Essays (won't do this one lol)