Thomas Mann : a life
1995, First Edition. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked black cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #476729
ISBN: 0198158610
Physical description; xviii, 554 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-533) and indexes. Contents; Decline of a Family 1875-1900 – Beyond Decadence to Prestige 1901-1914 – The Magic Mountain – and Non-Political Reflections 1914-1924 – Involvement of a Latter-Day Goethe 1925-1932 – The Hesitant Emigré 1933-1936 – 'I Believe in America' 1937-1941 – Anguish over Germany 1941-1948 – The Isolated World Citizen 1949-1951 – Return to 'Europe's Ancient Soil' 1952-1955. Subjects; Mann, Thomas (1875-1955) – Biography. Novelists, German – 20th century – Biography. Authors, German – 20th century – Biography.
Price: €18.00