THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO THOMAS MANN by Todd Kontje ( 9780521767927 )

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THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO THOMAS MANN

By:

Todd Kontje

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052176792X

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9780521767927

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

4 November, 2010

Series:

Cambridge Introductions to Literature

Pages:

154

Description:

A succinct introduction to the life and works of Thomas Mann, addressing both his literary texts and his personal life.

Synopsis:

Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is not only one of the leading German novelists of the twentieth century, but also one of the few to transcend national and language boundaries to achieve major stature in the English-speaking world. Famous from the time that he published his first novel in 1901, Mann became an iconic figure, seen as the living embodiment of German national culture. Leading scholar Todd Kontje provides a succinct introduction to Mann's life and work, discussing key moments in Mann's personal life and his career as a public intellectual, and giving readers a sense of why he is considered such an important - and controversial - writer. At the heart of the book is an informed appreciation of Mann's great literary achievements, including the novel The Magic Mountain and the haunting short story Death in Venice.

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Cambridge University Press

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