Abstract
When teaching survey courses on German literature, one repeatedly senses a feeling of anxiety among college students when reference is made to the modern German novel'. Generally, because of yet limited language background and, to some degree, because of the confusing nature of some modern German fiction, they are hesitant to contend with modern prose that exceeds the average length of a short story. Alarming thoughts of having to read such comprehensive works as Hermann Broch's Die Schlafwandler, Thomas Mann's Der Zauberberg, Martin Walser's Halbzeit, not to mention Robert Musil's massive novel, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften, pass through their minds. As a result, to many of them the door to an important part of German literature remains locked. The students usually are too apprehensive to unlock it. Even teachers themselves faced with the prospect of teaching thousands and thousands of pages of uncertain visions, unrelated thoughts, confused events, in a limited time, 3-4 hours per week during a semester, can not be blamed for their apprehension or reluctance to teach the modern German novel.2
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