Der grüne Heinrich : Roman

Gottfried Keller (1819–1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel Green Henry (German: Der grüne Heinrich) and his cycle of novellas called Seldwyla Folks (Die Leute von Seldwyla), he became one of the most popular narrators of literary realism in the late 19th century.

“The Green Heinrich” by Gottfried Keller is a partly autobiographical novel. Along with Goethe's Wilhelm Meister and Stifter's Night Summer, this is considered one of the most important bildungsromans in German literature of the 19th century. It was made into a film in Switzerland in 1993.