Literature and Libraries in ArberLand

Literature from the Bavarian Forest is based in the local culture but not folksy. It is challenging and sometimes even goes against the grain. The "lichtung Verlag" in Viechtach wants to ‘pull back the cover’ on folklore. Travel books, illustrated books, poetry, satire, plays, biography, art: Bavarian Forest literature covers a wide spectrum.

Morsak Verlag in Grafenau is aiming to build up a "Bavarian Forest Library" which will reflect and document the scenery, people, culture, history and development of the region. In the "magazin lichtung" Django Asül has published his first satires and ironical commentaries. "lichtung" and „Morsak“ publish a high proportion of the works of living Bavarian Forest authors.

ArberLand – from Reference Books to Novels
Many writers publish their books themselves. Authors in Zwiesel have got together in a loose grouping. They publish local stories and reference books, plays and histories of the region as well as anecdotes, novels, fairytales, poetry, legends and fables.

Find out for yourself in the ArberLand libraries and bookshops. You can get an idea of the creativity of the authors of the Bavarian Forest. You can even find some undiscovered literary treasures.

Then there are the high quality magazines "ostbayerisches magazin lichtung" and "Schöner Bayerischer Wald". They paint a colourful picture of the region.

Publishers and magazines:
lichtung verlag GmbH
Morsak Verlag GmbH
Zeitschrift Schöner Bayerischer Wald

Authors in ArberLand:
Josef Grünberger, Zwiesel
Herbert Pöhnl, Viechtach