Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
of Thomas Mann, T.J. Reed (Introduction), John E. Woods (Translator)
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Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1901, when Mann was only twenty-six, has become a classic of modern literature.It is the story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany facing the advent of modernity; in an uncertain new world, the familyâs bonds and traditions begin to disintegrate. As Mann charts the Buddenbrooksâ decline from prosperity to bankruptcy, from moral and psychic soundness to sickly piety, artistic decadence, and madness, he ushers the reader into a world of stunning vitality, pieced together from births and funerals, weddings and divorces, recipes, gossip, and earthy humor.In its immensity of scope, richness of detail, and fullness of humanity, buddenbrooks surpasses all other modern family chronicles. With remarkable fidelity to the original German text, this superb translation emphasizes the magnificent scale of Mannâs achievement in this riveting, tragic novel.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 731 pages
- Publisher Everyman's Library
- Publication Date October 4th 1994
- First Publication 10/28/01
- Language English
- ISBN 9780679417378
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Germany', 'LĂŒbeck (Germany)']
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