Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was a German American author and critic who was born in lubeck and attended school in Munich. He was the brother of Heinrich Mann and father of Klaus and Erika Mann. In his youth Thomas Mann was a clerk at an insurance company in Munich. Later he served on the staff of the Munich satiric journal Simplicissimus, before writing as a full time career. Thomas Mann was one of the most important German authors of the early 20Th century. His books explore the relationship between the exceptional individual and his environment, either of the family or of the world in general; they are characterized by accurate reproduction of details of both early 20Th century and ancient living, by profound intellectual analysis of ideas and characters, and by a detached, somewhat ironic view point combined with a deep sense of the tragic circumstances of life.

Thomas Mann wrote many short stories and novels including Buddenbrooks (1901), which was his first important book. Some of the other books by Thomas Mann include Fiorenza (1906), a poetic drama about the conflict between artist men and their environment; Tonio Kroger (1903); Bekenntnisse des Hockstapiers Felix Krull (1911); Death in Venice (1912); and The Magic Mountain (1924), which remains Thomas Mann's most famous book and is recognized as one of the greatest books of the 20Th century. In The Magic Mountain Thomas Mann analysed early 20Th century society and civilization.
Thomas Mann continued to write numerous other books, and was a critic of politics and literature. In 1929 he was awarded a Nobel Prize in literature, and shortly after, he fled Germany and, in 1944, he became an American citizen. Thomas Mann continued to write books in America including Doctor Faustus (1947), and The Holy Sinner (1951). Thomas Mann eventually moved to Switzerland, where he passed away 1953.





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