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Buddenbrooks (German: [ˈbʊdn̩ˌbʁoːks] ⓘ) is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations, incidentally portraying the manner of life and mores of the Hanseatic bourgeoisie in the years from 1835 to 1877.
- Thomas Mann
- 1901
Buddenbrooks is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations, incidentally portraying the manner of life and mores of the Hanseatic bourgeoisie in the years from 1835 to 1877.
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Buddenbrooks, novel by Thomas Mann, published in 1901 in two volumes in German as Buddenbrooks, Verfall einer Familie (“Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family”). The work was Mann’s first novel, and it expressed the ambivalence of his feelings about the value of the life of the artist as opposed to.
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Oct 9, 2022 · A comprehensive review of Mann's first novel, which traces the decline of a German family business and its members over four generations. The article explores the themes of tradition, decay, and individuality, as well as the symbolism of the house on Mengstraße and the leitmotif of bad teeth.
Buddenbrooks: Verfall einer Familie (1901) ist das früheste unter den großen Werken Thomas Manns und gilt heute als der erste Gesellschaftsroman in deutscher Sprache von Weltgeltung.
Jun 28, 1994 · Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family is a literary gem that seamlessly weaves together the tapestry of a family's rise and fall. Thomas Mann's masterful storytelling and keen observations breathe life into each character, immersing readers in the ebb and flow of fortunes.
Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1900, when Mann was only twenty-five, has become a classic of modem literature -- the story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in...
