Thomas Mann

Mannâ??s short stories explore his abiding interest in the split nature of humanity and the discordance of the world it inhabits.

First published in 1919, it is a brilliant journey of the psyche written by one of Germany's most influential writers and thinkers-Herman Hesse. A young man awakens to selfhood and to a world of possibilities beyond the conventions of his upbringing. Emil Sinclair is a quiet boy drawn into a forbidden yet seductive realm of petty crime and defiance. His guide is his precocious, mysterious classmate Max Demian, who provokes in Emil a search for self-discovery and spiritual fulfilment.

The mid-fifties were a challenging time for all African Americans. Especially in the Jim Crow South where author Thomas Mann, Jr. grew up. Even though slavery had been abolished with the 13th Amendment on December 6th, 1895, blacks were still enslaved in other ways-such as the unspoken rules his grandmother reminded him of before he was allowed to venture out into his segregated community.The author writes, "The tension created by the oppressor and the oppressed was so tight, at times, I felt it would snap. My family and I tried not to disobey these rules, because we knew that you could be beaten up, jailed, spat upon, or hanged with just one wrong move that defied the unspoken code of deference to the white man."In The Call to Serve, the author reveals what it was like to grow up during this oppressive time in our nation's history and how he chose to rise above this oppression by earning a law degree and serving as a state senator and civil rights attorney. In the pages of his book, he shares the struggles and successes of a decorated career that spanned more than four decades.

In der K rzeliegt die W rze.Shakespeare: Hamlet Die Einteilung des gro en Romans von 1924, dem Thomas Mann sieben Kapitel gegeben hat, habe ich nat rlich unangetastet gelassen. Allerdings, der besseren bersicht halber, habe ich eine innere Unterteilung der Kapitel geschaffen, die mit einem Buch¬staben beginnen, zum Beispiel 1a oder 1b, aber mit Doppelbuchstaben enden wie 6o oder 6oo, da die gigantischen Massen nicht anders zu bew ltigen sind, wenn man jedem dieser Buchstaben im Kapitel etwa 10 Seiten des Originals zuweist. Von diesen Unterkapiteln habe ich jeweils eine K rzung auf eine oder zwei Seiten vorgenommen. Deshalb ist der Roman hier auf etwa 25 Prozent seiner Originalgr e eingedampft worden. Dennoch sollte der Leser des 'Zauberbergs' die zauberische Atmosph re der Erz hlung unverk rzt versp ren k nnen.

OBS! Bind 2 »Hvem er digter? Den, hvis liv er symbolsk.« Thomas Manns største svar på disse tidlige spørgsmål midt i livet - men romanen er ikke en bog om knuste eller indfriede barndoms- og ungdomsdrømme. Castorps barnlige erfaringer genopvækkes netop først på sanatoriet, de har slet ikke præget hans liv før da. Thomas Mann derimod havde dem hele tiden med sig, og det var en af grundene til at han ikke helmede, før svaret havde fået en fylde og tyngde, der svarede til dets betydning, ikke blot for ham selv med også for den kultur han tilhørte.- Ulrich Horst Petersen.

"Royal Highness" is the delightfully ironic tale of a small, decadent German duchy and its invigoration by the intellect and values of an independent-minded American woman. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, "Royal Highness" provides a microcosmic view of Europe before the Great War.

Thomas Mann's later short stories published between 1925 and 1953 explore his abiding interest in human nature and his surroundings. Disorder and Early Sorrow and Mario and the Magician originate from Mann's own experiences: domestic life at the height of inflation under the early Weimar Republic; and a symbolic encounter with Fascism during an Italian holiday. The Transposed Heads: An Indian Legend is tongue-in-cheek legend set in ancient times and The Law is a subtly ironic narrative about Moses and the Ten Commandments, after which Mann returns to 1920s Germany with The Black Swan, a story of an aging woman's passion for a young American, confronting the taboo subject of cancer. The stories illustrate Mann's progression from domestic realism to an elaborate 'late style' with mythic overtones. This collection shows the continuing literary development of one of Europe's most important writers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Esseet, puheet ja päivänkohtaiset kirjoitukset ovat olennainen osa Nobel-kirjailija Thomas Mannin laajaa tuotantoa, vaikka niitä ei tähän mennessä ole paljoakaan ollut suomen kielellä luettavissa. Esseeissään Thomas Mann osoittautuu saksalaisen kulttuuriperinnön täysiveriseksi jatkajaksi, suuresti ihailemanssa Goethen hengenheimolaiseksi. Tämän kirjan sisällömässä esseissä Thomas Mann kirjoittaa Goethen lisäksi Schopenhauerista, Nietzschestä, Wagnerista, Freudista sekä Dostojevskista ja Tšehovista. Mann kirjoittaa johdonmukaisesti ja perinpohjaisesti, samalla eloisasti, ihmiskohtaloita ja -luonteita ymmärtäen. Esseet selventävät kiintoisalla tavalla Thomas Mannin omaa kirjailijakuvaa ja hänen teostensa taustoja ja teemoja. Samalla ne avaavat innostavan näkymän 1800-luvun eurooppalaiseen aatemaailmaan ja siihen rikkaaseen perintöön, jonka olemme sieltä saaneet.

Ikääntyvä kirjailija lähtee lomalle Venetsiaan. Vanhojen rakennusten varjossa taiteilija kohtaa nuoren puolalaisen pojan, jonka kauneus mullistaa hänen maailmansa. Kun kaupunkiin leviää vaarallinen sairaus, ulkoinen uhka heijastaa sisäistä tuhoa. Kuolema Venetsiassa on Thomas Mannin ajaton mestariteos.