Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
Wealthy, esteemed, and deeply rooted in tradition, the Buddenbrook family epitomises nineteenth-century German bourgeois values.
But as the tides of modernity and change sweep through Europe, their once-stable world begins to crumble, along with the tenets on which the Buddenbrooks built their success. Spanning four generations, this semi-autobiographical family epic records the transition of genteel Germanic stability to a very modern uncertainty.
'Perhaps the first great novel of the 20th century' New York Times
Perhaps the first great novel of the 20th century * New York Times *
A simple but magnificent proof of geniusA first novel by a 25-year-old with absolute command of his craft, uncanny knowledge of his world, its past and present, and a daring originality which makes its last pages among the most startlingly moving I know -- Alan Hollinghurst * New York Times *
One of the best novels of the 20th century * Guardian *
That definitive epic of German family life * Irish Times *
His masterpiece * Los Angeles Times *
A simple but magnificent proof of geniusA first novel by a 25-year-old with absolute command of his craft, uncanny knowledge of his world, its past and present, and a daring originality which makes its last pages among the most startlingly moving I know -- Alan Hollinghurst * New York Times *
One of the best novels of the 20th century * Guardian *
That definitive epic of German family life * Irish Times *
His masterpiece * Los Angeles Times *
Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is widely regarded as the greatest German novelist of the twentieth century. His first novel, Buddenbrooks, was a huge success and led to a Nobel Prize in Literature. However, when the Nazis came to power, his works were blacklisted and burned and Mann was stripped of his citizenship. He spent the latter part of his life in exile in the United States and Switzerland. His other major novels include The Magic Mountain, Doctor Faustus and Joseph and His Brothers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749386474 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749386479 |
| Title | Buddenbrooks |
| Author | Thomas Mann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1996-07-29 |
| Number of pages | 864 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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