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Jelinek may write an Austrian novel, but not a German. Handke is Austrian, Glavinic is Austrian, Kracht is Swiss. I would also not list somebody like Jelinek under German literature, but under German language literature. Jelinek writes mostly about Austria and not Germany.

If you want to read modern German literature there are a lot of other authors: Goetz, Tellkamp, Kehlmann, Müller, ...

Actually 'Die Blechtrommel' is great German literature. Highly recommended.

> Grass was a supreme example of everything wrong with this nation

Definitely not. Grass had his problems, but he a lot of good sides, too. It's not black or white.

> As a German, I cannot begin to explain how much I despised the guy's work and public persona.

Really? How sad.