Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer.
Books by Thomas Mann
5 books available
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
4.1(37,578)
In a Swiss Alps sanatorium, a young engineer's quest for health becomes a philosophical journey, reflecting Europe's pre-war introspection.
Joseph and His Brothers
by Thomas Mann
4.4(1,605)
Thomas Mann's retelling of the biblical Joseph story explores divine favor, family betrayal, and the enduring power of human love across ancient Egypt and Canaan.
Tonio Kröger
by Thomas Mann
3.7(5,772)
Tonio Kröger, caught between his bourgeois background and his artistic pursuits, struggles with his dual identity amidst the ideas of Schopenhauer and Wagner.
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann
4.1(9,867)
A brilliant German composer trades his soul for artistic genius, his tragic decline mirroring Germany's catastrophic embrace of nihilism and the rise of the Third Reich.
Mario and the Magician
by Thomas Mann
3.5(2,790)
In a chilling Italian seaside spectacle, the sinister magician Cipolla ensnares his audience, mirroring the seductive and coercive rise of fascism in Europe.