Thomas Mann: 204 books

THE BOOK: A selection of work taken from his highly acclaimed collection Stories of a Lifetime by one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century. In elegant prose, Mann explores such eternal themes as: individuals forced into the extremes of their existence, isolation and the artist's tentative position in the harsh world, the realization of one's true nature.

Two works by one of the 20th-century's great writers. In Death in Venice, a renowned author finds himself infatuated by a young boy — an attraction that proves fatal. A Man and His Dog is a charming essay about Mann's canine companion, a friendly mongrel pointer that accompanies the author on his morning walks.

Ypsilanti, Michigan, home to Eastern Michigan University, is a small city where a great deal happens. This is a community with a strong sense of history and historic preservation. Homes and buildings about to fall in on themselves in the 1960s were preserved and restored and have found new uses today....

"Bücher werden heute in Deutschland gekauft und gelesen, schwere Gedankenwerke werden begierig aufgenommen, das geistige Bedürfnis ist groß, ist tief und durch alle Schichten verbreitet". Ein durchaus optimistisches Zukunftsbild für den deutschen Buchmarkt wird hier gezeichnet. Die im...

Kein geringeres Ziel als die Verteidigung der akademischen Freiheit stand im Zentrum der Veranstaltung am 21. Januar 1946, bei der Mann diesen Text vortrug. Den Initiatoren von der University of California war er über seine Mitgliedschaft im Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences...

Grundlage für Thomas Manns Goethe-Roman ist der historisch verbürgte Besuch Charlotte Kestners Goethes Jugendliebe und Vorbild für die Figur der Lotte im "Werther" 1816 in Weimar. 1939 ist der Roman unter schwierigen Bedingungen im Exil veröffentlicht worden. Im Rahmen der "Großen...

Eine Gereiztheit und eigentümlich bösartige Stimmung grundiert von Anfang an die Atmosphäre eines Ferienaufenthaltes in Italien, die ihren Höhepunkt in den Darbietungen des Zauberers Cipolla findet. Durch Hypnose manipuliert Cipolla seine Zuschauer und findet im Kellner Mario das geeignete Opfer,...

Die drei letzten Erzählungen Thomas Manns sind zwischen 1940 und 1953 entstanden, in den Jahren also, als er an seinen großen Romanen ›Joseph und seine Brüder‹, ›Doktor Faustus‹, ›Der Erwählte‹ und ›Felix Krull‹ gearbeitet hat. Die Schauplätze dieser Erzählungen sind sehr unterschiedlich:...

In the latter half of the 19th century, the city of Ypsilanti went through a rapid transition from a small farming community to a center of education and business. By 1900, Ypsilanti was nationally known for three things: the Michigan Central Gardens, the mineral wells, and underwear. The gardens were...

From 1900 through 1975, the city of Ypsilanti underwent a multitude of changes as it developed from a small farming community into a center of education and business. The rise of the automobile and the insurgence of auto manufacturing, the progress of local arts and theater, the opening of the Bomber...

Would you ever enter into a pact with the Devil to sell your soul and body in return for becoming a great musical genius like Beethoven? Aspiring musical composer Leverkühn's extraordinary intellect and creativity as a young man mark him as destined for success, but his ambition is for true...

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Eight complex stories illustrative of the author's belief that "a story must tell itself," highlighted by the high art style of the famous title novella.

Ann Arbor is known as a center of culture and education, but that hasn't prevented various tyrants and scoundrels from sullying the sophistication with base and murderous deeds. Revisit the case of "Jacke the Hugger," a turn-of-the-century deviant who routinely accosted and squeezed the women of Ann...