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Lit Hub: Most Anticipated Books of 2023Sparkling new translations highlight the humor and poignancy of Manns best storiesincluding his masterpiece, in its first English translation in nearly a century. A towering figure in the pantheon of twentiethcentury literature, Thomas Mann has often been perceived as a dry and forbidding writerthe starched collar, as Bertolt Brecht once called him. But in fact, his fiction is lively, humane, sometimes hilarious. In these fresh renderings of his best short work, awardwinning translator Damion Searls casts new light on this underappreciated aspect of Manns genius.The headliner of this volume, Chaotic World and Childhood Sorrow (in its first new translation since 1936)a subtle masterpiece that reveals the profound emotional significance of everyday lifeis Manns tender but sharpeyed portrait of the Bigs and Littles of the bourgeois Cornelius family as they adjust to straitened circumstances in hyperinflationary Weimar Germany. Here, too, is a freestanding excerpt from Manns first novel, Buddenbrooksa sensation when it was first published. Death in Venice (also included in this volume) is Manns most famous story, but less well known is that he intended it to be a diptych with another, comic storyincluded here as Confessions of a Con Artist, by Felix Krull. Louiseya tale of sexual humiliation that gives a first glimpse of Manns lifelong ambivalence about the power of artrounds out this revelatory, transformative collection. blackandwhite frontispiece
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Thomas Mann's selected stories are beautifully crafted. Each story is rich with detail and emotion. I found them perfect for late-night reading when I'm in the mood to reflect.
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Sofia Martinez
Beautifully Written Prose
Thomas Mann's selected stories are beautifully crafted. Each story is rich with detail and emotion. I found them perfect for late-night reading when I'm in the mood to reflect.
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Sofia Martinez
Beautifully Written Prose
Thomas Mann's selected stories are beautifully crafted. Each story is rich with detail and emotion. I found them perfect for late-night reading when I'm in the mood to reflect.
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Mina Zhao
A Solid Collection
These stories showcase Mann's talent well. I appreciated the variety and depth in the selection. It's nice to have a book like this on my shelf to revisit from time to time.
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Mina Zhao
A Solid Collection
These stories showcase Mann's talent well. I appreciated the variety and depth in the selection. It's nice to have a book like this on my shelf to revisit from time to time.
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