Description
Book SynopsisSelected Short Works by Klaus Mann makes available for the first time a number of pieces by the author of
Mephisto and
The Turning Point. Klaus Mann (19061949) was an early opponent of Nazism, an émigré to the United States who enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight the German fascists, and the eldest son of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann. The works in this collection include brand new translations of a novella about the final days of Ludwig II (Bavaria's Mad King Ludwig) and an essay challenging the homophobic maneuvers of certain enemies of German fascism. In addition,
Selected Short Works by Klaus Mann includes a drama and three short stories written in English, all but one of which are appearing for the first time in print. One of the pieces in this volume, Speed, a Story, was considered by Christopher Isherwood to be Klaus Mann's best writing. Taken as a whole, this collection suggests Klaus Mann should, at a minimum, be considered a German-American author. Alt
Table of ContentsContents: A Note on the Translations – «Homosexuality and Fascism» – Barred Window 7 – «African Romance, a Story» – «Speed, a Story» – The Dead Don’t Care – «The Monk».
