There are several great authors whose name start with M: Naguib Mahfouz, Pascal Mercier, or Toni Morrison spring to mind but in the end, it had to be one of my favourite German authors ever: Thomas Mann. And here are the books I read by him, there are still more to come which I will add whenever I have read it.
- "Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family" (GE: Buddenbrooks) - 1901
- "Tristan" (GE: Tristan) - 1901
Also have a look at my report about our visit to the Buddenbrook house in Lübeck.
Thomas Mann received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929 "principally for his great novel, 'Buddenbrooks', which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature".
I contribute to this page: Read the Nobels and you can find all my blogs about Nobel Prize winning authors and their books here.
- "Tonio Kröger" (GE: Tonio Kröger) - 1903
- "Death in Venice" (GE: Der Tod in Venedig) - 1912
- "A Man and His Dog" (GE: Herr und Hund. Ein Idyll) - 1918
- "The Magic Mountain" (GE: Der Zauberberg) - 1924
- "Joseph and his Brothers" (GE: Josef und seine Brüder) - 1933/34
- "Doctor Faustus" (GE: Doktor Faustus) - 1943-47
- "Confessions of Felix Krull" (GE: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) - 1954
Buddenbrooks also happens to be one of my favourite books. Ever.
Facts about Thomas Mann:
Born Paul Thomas Mann 6 June 1875 in Lübeck
Died 12 August 1955 (aged 80) in Zürich, Switzerland
During the Nazi regime, the Mann family had to go into exile. Thomas first fled to Switzerland, than to the USA.
- "A Man and His Dog" (GE: Herr und Hund. Ein Idyll) - 1918
- "The Magic Mountain" (GE: Der Zauberberg) - 1924
- "Joseph and his Brothers" (GE: Josef und seine Brüder) - 1933/34
- "Doctor Faustus" (GE: Doktor Faustus) - 1943-47
- "Confessions of Felix Krull" (GE: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) - 1954
Buddenbrooks also happens to be one of my favourite books. Ever.
Facts about Thomas Mann:
Born Paul Thomas Mann 6 June 1875 in Lübeck
Died 12 August 1955 (aged 80) in Zürich, Switzerland
During the Nazi regime, the Mann family had to go into exile. Thomas first fled to Switzerland, than to the USA.
He received several honorary doctorates from all over the world.
There is a 30 Pfennig postages stamp which was issued in his memory on the first anniversay of this death.
There are also memorial plaques in Lübeck, Weimar and Nida (Lithuania) and many artists have made paintings or statues from him.
Also have a look at my report about our visit to the Buddenbrook house in Lübeck.
Thomas Mann received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929 "principally for his great novel, 'Buddenbrooks', which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature".
I contribute to this page: Read the Nobels and you can find all my blogs about Nobel Prize winning authors and their books here.
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No Mann in my life as of yet.... I checked my new boxsets today & none there either. What would you suggest is the best way to start with him?
ReplyDeleteOooooh, that's a tough one, Kitten. Buddenbrooks is my favourite and probably also his most well known. But The Magic Mountain is also fantastic. I know you don't mind larger books, otherwise I'd start with one of his shorter ones, Death in Venice or Tonio Kröger. I've read a lot of his books but in former times and not reviewed them all. But they're all highly interesting.
DeleteThanks. I think I might start with 'Death in Venice'. I'll look out for it. It'd be fun if a decent copy showed up in my charity shop in the next few visits... [grin]
DeleteI don't know how good your charity shops are, Kitten. Ours carry mainly chick lit. LOL
DeleteThe one near the BIG supermarket I go to about every 2 weeks is surprisingly good. They help support a Children's Hospice so that's good in itself and I've picked up some good quality classics and books from series I've been buying. I've even picked up some foreign/translated books too.
DeleteHe's an author I have heard of, but have never read. I wish my library had more of his books. They have Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain, and a collection of his short stories, but not Buddenbrooks.
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame, Lark. But start with either of those, if you like. Magic Mountain is one of his larger works, just as Buddenbrooks. Look at my answer to Kitten ^^.
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