Thomas Mann

A German author.

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Death in Venice

The aging gay writer Gustav von Aschenbach (a stand-in for Thomas Mann) gazes on the beauty of the 14-year-old Polish boy Tadzio. A choleric epidemic hits Venice, and Gustav dies after ignoring it and eating overripe strawberries.

Buddenbrooks

Christian and Thomas fail to maintain the estate of their grandfather Johann

The Beloved Returns

Charlotte Buff visits Geothe

Doctor Faustus

The collapse of the composer Adrian Leverkuhn parallels German collapse in WWII, narrated by Serenus Zeitblom. Adrian Leverkuhn purposefully contracted syphilis to become a mad genius.

Mario and the Magician

waiter Mario shoots magician Cippla who humiliated him in trance

Joseph and His Brothers

4-novel Bildungroman retelling Geneses from Jacob to Joseph. Thomas Mann thought this was his greatest work.

Tonio Kroger

Tonio Kroger is ridiculed by schoolmates. unrequited love for Hans Hansen and Ingeborg Holm. becomes famous writer

The Magic Mountain

Starts by describing the protagonist as “simpleminded” They talk of the Berghof a lot. Hans Castorp is helped by Joachim Ziemssen. He meets Dr. Krokowski. Settembrini hates the Austro-Hungarian empire. Hans repeatedly unpacks the same cigars. Joachim and an Austrian aristocrat ride down the mountain in a bobsled. They often talk about “up here”and “the world below” Hans wrote Ocean Steamships. The number 7 comes up a lot. He meets Director Hofrat Behrens. Frau Stohr can make 28 different fish sauces.