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Professor Heller sees Mann as an ironic writer and the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature.

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1909 Original Publisher: Grosset

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Washtenaw County has a dark and sordid history, filled with unexplained murders and vicious crimes. Venture into the dead of night with medical students from the University of Michigan as they snatch bodies from fresh graves. Discover how Irene Walling Smith, born and raised in Ypsilanti, became known as the "Bandit Queen" of the despicable Kozak Gang. Head back to Ann Arbor in 1878, when Howard Williams was found dead in his home with an empt...

From a Nobel Prize for Literature winner and one of the most iconic German writers of the 20th century, Transposed Heads is a beautiful story that explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. Inspired by an ancient Hindu legend, Mann's writes about two Indian friends, Shridaman and Nanda, whom together, decide to decapitate themselves. However, they awaken from their attempted suicides to find their heads restored, but...

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Bashan and I is the moving story of Thomas Mann's relationship with his spirited German short-haired pointer. From their first encounter at a local farm, Mann reveals how he slowly grows to love this energetic, loyal, and intelligent animal. Taking daily walks in the nearby parkland, Mann begins to understand and appreciate Bashan as a living being, witnessing his native delight in chasing rabbits, deer, and squirrels along with his careful in...

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Six early stories, previously published only by Sun & Moon Press, by the great German Nobel Prize winner, Thomas Mann.

Thomas Mann, fascinated with the concept of genius and with the richness of German culture, found in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe the embodiment of the German culture hero. Mann's novelistic biography of Goethe was first published in English in 1940. "Lotte in Weimar" is a vivid dual portrait--a complex study of Goethe and of Lotte, the still-vivacious woman who in her youth was the model for Charlotte in Goethe's widely-read "The Sorrows of You...

(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) Introduction by T. J. Reed, Translation by H. T. Lowe-Porter

A "brilliant . . . perfectly nuanced translation" (The Boston Globe) of Thomas Mann's greatest short worksA Penguin ClassicFeaturing his world-famous masterpiece, "Death in Venice, " this collection of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's stories and novellas reveals his artistic evolution. In a widely acclaimed translation that restores the controversial passages that were censored from the original English version, "Death in Venice" tells about a ru...

This superb new translation of "Death in Venice" and six other stories by Thomas Mann is a tour de force, sure to establish itself as the definitive text for English-speaking readers. The seven stories in this collection represent the early part of Mann's literary career, beginning with work he produced in 1896 at the age of 21, and culminating in his most celebrated novella, "Death in Venice" (1912). Although Mann continued working until the ...

Deuteronomy is more than a relic of ancient history. It is a living document that deals with issues relevant to the modern-day reader. They include justice and the vision of the Great Society, individual responsibility versus the importance of community, and the nature of loyalty to God and to the world. By examining these and other issues in this ancient work, readers will find striking parallels between the world of Israel several millennia ...

Königs Erläuterungen - Textanalyse und Interpretation mit ausführlicher Inhaltsangabe und Abituraufgaben In einem Band bieten dir die neuen Königs Erläuterungen alles, was du zur Vorbereitung auf Referat, Klausur, Abitur oder Matura benötigst. Das spart Zeit bei der Vorbereitung! Alle wichtigen Infos zur Interpretation... - von der ausführlichen Inhaltsangabe über Aufbau, Personenkonstellation, Stil und Sprache bis zu Interpretationsansätz...

Thomas Mann hatte zeitlebens ein ungetrübtes Verhältnis zum Weihnachtsfest. Das kann man nicht nur in seinen Werken nachlesen, auch seine Tagebücher legen davon ein beredtes Zeugnis ab. Über zwanzig Schilderungen von Weihnachtsfesten sind darin enthalten. Einige davon sind hier versammelt. Die ungebrochene Inszenierung im Haus der Familie Mann lässt sichtbar werden, was das Fest nach wie vor bedeuten kann: Zusammenhalt, Hoffnung und liebevolle...

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»Briefe«, erklärte Goethe 1805, »gehören unter die wichtigsten Denkmäler, die der einzelne Mensch hinterlassen kann ...« Thomas Mann hat schätzungsweise weit über 20 000 Briefe geschrieben - etwa 14 000 an nahezu 4 200 Empfänger sind uns erhalten. Sie sind »ein Teil seines Werks ... ein Teil seines Lebens, das im Schreiben bestand« (Hans Wysling). Er selbst hat im April 1910 bekannt: »... als ob ich es je mit einem anderen >Stoffe< zu tun geha...