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Author: (German) Thomas Mann / Wang Hanliang
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A typical artist novel", vividly depicting the artist's obsessive and passionate pursuit of friendship and love, as well as his contemplation of art and life. Thomas Mann is a representative writer of German critical realism in the 20th century. He was born on June 6, 1875, in a wealthy merchant family in Lübeck, northern Germany. In 1989, his short story collection Mr. Friedmann was published, and in 1901, he released the novel Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family, which brought him fame and established his position in the history of modern German literature. In this work, the author sets the backdrop of capitalism transitioning from a free competition stage to a monopoly stage, depicting the intense competition and rise and fall of two typical families. This novel is considered the highest achievement of German critical realism. In 1929, Thomas Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, primarily for his great novel Buddenbrooks, which is now widely recognized as one of the classics in the history of contemporary literature. Thomas Mann authored a wealth of works throughout his life, in addition to those mentioned above, including Tristan, Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain, Mario and the Magician, Lotte in Weimar, Joseph and His Brethren, and Doctor Faustus.