Interesting books form German authors to read

I asked in a German forum what books from German authors a foreigner should read so that she/he would get a good impression of German literature and

• Germany - here are the answers:
• Erich Maria Remarque, Drei Kameraden
• Walter Kempowski, "Tadelöser & Wolff"
• Siegfried Lenz, German Lesson (Deutschstunde)
• Bernhard Schlink, The Reader oder aber Self's Punishment
• Cornelia Funke, Inkheart, Inkspell und Inkdeath

Books from German authors

Short Stories in German: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn German the fun way! (Teach Yourself Short Stories) (Affiliate-Link),
Richards, Olly, Hodder And Stoughton Ltd., Taschenbuch, 9781473683372, 9,97 €

Collection of German Authors, Vol. 13: Poems from the German of Ferdinand Freiligrath (Affiliate-Link),
Freiligrath, Ferdinand, Leopold Classic Library, Taschenbuch, , 19,45 €

Stories By Foreign Authors: German (Affiliate-Link),
Various, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Taschenbuch, 1419149466, 16,40 €

Einstein's German World: With a new preface by the author (Affiliate-Link),
Stern, Fritz, Princeton University Press, Taschenbuch, 0691171300, 27,99 €

Collection of German Authors. Vol. 4: In the Year '13, a Tale of Mecklenburg Life (Affiliate-Link),
Reuter, Fritz, Leopold Classic Library, Taschenbuch, , 19,45 €

The Secret Messenger: Enthralling World War Two historical fiction from the USA Today bestselling author of The German Midwife (Affiliate-Link),
Robotham, Mandy, Avon, Taschenbuch, 0008384622, 16,83 €

Short Stories in German: New Penguin Parallel Texts (New Penguin Parallel Texts-miscellaneous/English) (Affiliate-Link),
Zillekens, Ernst, Penguin, Taschenbuch, 0140265422, 9,99 €

Stories by Foreign Authors: German, Part 2: in large print (Affiliate-Link),
German Authors, Outlook Verlag, Taschenbuch, 3368348248, 34,90 €