{"product_id":"thomas-mann-herbert-lehnert-9781789140811","title":"Thomas Mann","description":"This concise yet thorough critical biography throws new light on the work of German novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and social critic Thomas Mann. It also offers a fresh look at the value of his short stories. Looking closely at how Mann's brother Heinrich as well as the work of philosophers (notably Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Goethe) influenced Mann's writing, Herbert Lehnert and Eva Wessell reveal how Mann's fictional worlds criticized the prevailing bourgeois order, and how his first novel, \u003ci\u003eBuddenbrooks, \u003c\/i\u003e signaled the need for change. Lehnert and Wessell also explore the lasting significance of such groundbreaking works as \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel that, in view of fascism, asks whether the bourgeois culture of the individual has not become diseased. \u003ci\u003eThomas Mann\u003c\/i\u003e also investigates Mann's political views, from his anti-Nazi speeches to his anti-McCarthyist activities. The book offers an engaging, fresh account of an essential German writer, one which illustrates how the context of Mann's life shaped his achievements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Lehnert, Eva Wessell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789140811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789140811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Herbert Lehnert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078665859327,"sku":"9781789140811","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce8540b2-a031-4cd5-859e-bec9dd6cdef6.jpg?v=1685476807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thomas-mann-herbert-lehnert-9781789140811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}