The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann

by Todd Curtis Kontje

Book Overview

Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is not only one of the leading German novelists of the twentieth century, but also one of the few to transcend national and language boundaries to achieve major stature in the English-speaking world. Famous from the time that he published his first novel in 1901, Mann became an iconic figure, seen as the living embodiment of German national culture. Leading scholar Todd Kontje provides a succinct introduction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052176792X
• ISBN13: 9780521767927
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"