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Thomas Mann (born the June 6th 1875 with Lübeck, deceased the August 12th 1955 with Zurich) is a German writer , prize winner of the Nobel Prize of literature in 1929.

Biography

He is the younger brother of Heinrich Mann and the son of a patrician family of tradesmen. In 1891, his/her father dies and the businesses are abandoned. The following year, he writes some texts in prose and of the articles for the magazine Der Frühlingssturm (“the Storm of spring”) which he Co-publishes. In 1894, not liking the school, it leaves the college and finds mother and brothers and sisters with Munich. There, he works for an insurance company, but he gives up this middle-class profession in 1895 to become free writer. He begins his most famous novel Buddenbrooks (appeared in 1901) during a stay in Italy (1896 - 1898) with his Heinrich brother, with Rome and in his neighborhoods. The February 11th 1905, it marries Katharina (Katia) Pringsheim (July 24th 1883, Feldafing close to Munich - April 25th 1980, Kilchberg close to Zurich), a grand-daughter of the feminist Hedwig Dohm. The following years, come in the world their children Erika, Klaus, Golo (makes Angelus Gottfried Thomas of them), Monika, Elisabeth and Michael.

In 1912, it publishes der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice) after a voyage which it makes in this city.

In 1933, it emigrates in Suisse where it settles with Küsnacht, close to Zurich. After the takeover by the Nazis, it decides not to turn over more in Germany. In 1936, it loses German nationality. Knowing works of Sigmund Freud, he will say Hitler: “As this man must hate the Psychanalyse! ” In 1938, it lives with Princeton, the the United States then the following year with Pacific Palisades in California. In 1952, it turns over in Suisse and not in Germany although one spoke even at the time naming it like first President. Three years later, he dies.

Among the distinctions and rewards which it accepted, one can note the Nobel Prize of literature in 1929 and the Goethe-Preis of the towns of Francfort-sur-le-Main and Weimar in 1949. In 1954, it is made citizen of honor of his birthplace.

Works

  • 1898 DER kleine Herr Friedemann ( the small Mr Friedemann ), (collection of news)

  • 1901 Buddenbrooks - Verfall einer Familie ( Buddenbrook: Decline of a family), (novel);
filmed in 1959 by Alfred Weidenmann and in 1978 by Franz Peter Wirth
  • 1903 Tonio Kröger (new)
  • 1903 Tristan (new)
  • 1909 Königliche Hoheit ( Royal Highness ), (novel)
  • 1911 - 1950 Wagner and our time , Thomas Mann, " Pluriel" , Hatchet, Paris, 1978.
  • 1912 Der Tod in Venedig ( Death in Venice ) (new); filmed in 1971 by Luchino Visconti
  • 1924 Der Zauberberg ( the magic Mountain ) (Romance); filmed in 1982 by Hans W. Geißendörfer
  • 1930 Mario und der Zauberer ( Mario and the magician ), (news)
  • 1933 - 1943 Joseph und the Seine Brüder ( Joseph and its brothers ) (Romance) - 4 volumes:
    • 1933 Die Geschichten Jaakobs ( stories of Jacob )
    • 1934 DER junge Joseph ( the young person Joseph )
    • 1936 Joseph in Ägypten ( Joseph in Egypt )
    • 1943 Joseph der Ernährer ( Joseph feeder the )

  • 1937 Das Problem der Freiheit ( the Problem of freedom )

  • 1939 Burbot in Weimar ( Burbot in Weimar ) (Romance); filmed in 1974 by Egon Günther, with Lilli Palmer in the role titrates
  • 1940 Die vertauschten Köpfe - Eine indische Legende ( reversed Heads, Hindu legend )
  • 1947 Doktor Faustus ( Doctor Faustus ), (novel)
  • 1951 Der Erwählte ( the Elected official ), (novel)
  • 1922/1954 Bekenntnisse of Hochstaplers Felix Krull. Der Memoiren erster Teil ( Confessions of the crook Felix Krull ), (novel); filmed with Horst Buchholz in the main role

Film selection according to novels or news of Thomas Mann

  • 1923 - Die Buddenbrooks - Director: Gerhard Lamprecht

  • 1953 - Königliche Hoheit - (with Ruth Leuwerik and Dieter Borsche)
  • 1957 - Bekenntnisse of Hochstaplers Felix Krull - Director: Kurt Hoffmann (with Horst Buchholz in the role of Felix Krull, Liselotte Pulver in the role of Zaza and Ingrid Andree in the role of Zouzou)
  • 1959 - Buddenbrooks - Director: Alfred Weidenmann (with Hansjörg Felmy in the role of Thomas Buddenbrook, Hans Lothar in the role of Christian Buddenbrook and Liselotte Pulver in the role of Tony Buddenbrook)
  • 1964 - Tonio Kröger - Director: Rolf Thiele (with Jean-Claude Brialy in the role of Tonio Kröger)
  • 1965 - Wälsungenblut - Director: Rolf Thiele (with Gerd Baltus and Rudolf Forster)
  • 1971 - Died in Venice - Director: Luchino Visconti (with Dirk Bogarde in the role of von Aschenbach)
  • 1974 - Burbot in Weimar ( Burbot in Weimar ) - Director: Egon Günther (with Lilli Micrometer caliper in the role of Burbot)
  • 1977 - Unordnung und frühes Leid - Director: Franz Seitz (with Martin Held and Ruth Leuwerik)
  • 1979 - Die Buddenbrooks - Director: Franz Peter Wirth (Telefilm with Carl Raddatz, Martin Benrath and Ruth Leuwerik)
  • 1982 - Bekenntnisse of Hochstaplers Felix Krull - (Telefilm with John Moulder-Brown in the role of Felix Krull)
  • 1982 - the magic Mountain ( Der Zauberberg ) - Director: Hans W. Geißendörfer (with Christoph Eichhorn in the role of Hans Castorp, Rod Steiger in the role of Mynheer Peperkorn and Charles Aznavour in the role of Naphtha)
  • 1983 - Doctor Faust - Director: Franz Seitz (with Jon Finch)
  • 1994 - Mario and the magician ( Mario und der Zauberer ) - Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer (with Brandauer in the role of Cipolla, Julian Sands and Rolf Hoppe)
  • 2001 - Mann - the one century old novel (Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman) - Director: Heinrich Breloer (with Armin Mueller-Stahl in the role of Thomas Mann and Monika Bleibtreu in the role of Katia Mann).

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