{"title":"Books by Thomas Mann","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Mann, one of the foremost figures of twentieth‑century literature, is renowned for his penetrating psychological insight and his masterful command of narrative form. His works, from the early triumph of \u003cem\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/em\u003e to the monumental \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, explore the tensions between intellect and emotion, tradition and modernity, capturing the moral and cultural upheavals of an era in transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteeped in philosophical reflection and rich in symbolism, Mann's fiction continues to resonate with readers who value depth, precision, and humanity in storytelling. His legacy endures as a touchstone of European literary excellence, offering profound meditations on art, society, and the complexities of the individual soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you this author? 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And in Mario and the Magician' a young family on holiday in Italy encounters a creepy entertainer: Cipolla, a hypnotist with a fascist-like will to control his audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten between 1918 and 1953, this collection shows the literary development of one of Germany's most important writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe greatest German novelist of the 20th century * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA monumental writer * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eMann is Germany's outstanding modern classic, a decadent representative  of the tradition of Goethe and Schiller. 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His introduction reveals a deep fascination with Mann’s complexities, and an anxiety that Mann might soon be dismissed as a twentieth-century relic with little relevance to today’s readers. His work here goes a long way toward preventing that from happening.\" -- Brendan Driscoll - Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\"In his witty, insightful, and charming introduction, Searls makes some useful observations about why Mann’s personal life is worth addressing . . . It’s a useful reminder of the subversive power of cultural hybridity — a writer whose Germanness was central to his public identity in fact contained multitudes.\" -- Matt Hanson - Arts Fuse\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] trip into timeless themes of youthful innocence; the perpetual struggle between discipline and desire; and more. Readers turn to Mann not for lickety-split action but to take a literary amble through poetic sentences; those in the market for old-school leisure won't be disappointed.\" -- Michael Magras - Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\"I have long loved Thomas Mann's subtlety, erudition, and elegant mind, but it wasn't until reading these newly translated stories that I picked up the range of the author's irony and humor. The art of translation seems to me the most delicate and precise of literary arts, and Damion Searls stands at the very apex of translators into English.\" -- Lauren Groff, author of Matrix\u003cbr\u003e\"Damion Searls has produced the perfect Mann translation; the author’s erudition and aesthetic sensibility are mutually enhanced instead of one being sacrificed for the other. Mann has never been more readable in English, and the English reader never more aware of the shining beauty of the source.\" -- Anton Hur, translator\u003cbr\u003e\"Although Mann’s stories are more than a century old, Damion Searls’s new translations capture the writer’s sly humor and warmth, making these short masterpieces feel wholly modern. Readers who know Mann will see him anew; for those who haven’t read him yet, this collection is a superb introduction to one of the greats.\" -- Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind\u003cbr\u003e\"Searls’s selections of this funny, ironic, exceptionally readable 20th-century writer’s work are as inspired as his engaging and lucid translations: here we have the slow-burning torment and humiliation of 'Louisey,' the charming irony of 'Confessions of a Con Artist, By Felix Krull,' the startling emotional acuity of 'A Day in the Life of Hanno Buddenbrook,' and the great rediscovery, 'Chaotic World and Childhood Sorrow,' which condenses a novel’s worth of empathy, family conflict, and fine-grained observation into a riveting story less than forty pages long. Towering above all is 'Death in Venice'—the extraordinary pandemic tale, refreshed and haunting in its best-ever translation. I’ve spent years waiting for the Mannaissance—the publication of \u003cem\u003eNew Selected Stories\u003c\/em\u003e will, at last, bring it into being.\" -- Mark Krotov, coeditor, n+1\u003cbr\u003e\"In this vigorous new version . . . Searls takes pains to bring Mann’s decades-old prose to life without anachronism or false breeziness . . . A well-chosen, confidently translated gathering of stories that casts new light on its author.\" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410803466583,"sku":"9781631498480","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781631498480.jpg?v=1730511443"},{"product_id":"reflections-of-a-nonpolitical-man-9781681375311","title":"Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic, controversial book exploring German culture and identity by the author of \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, now back in print.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. 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