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Writer · Novelist · Poet
German writer. He portrayed the crisis of modern civil society and the spirit in works such as ``The Buddenbrokes'' and ``The Magic Mountain.'' He opposed Nazism and went into exile. He is a person who thinks about 20th century literature.
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Work
Buddenbrooks
1901
Book
The Magic Mountain
1924
Book
Anti-Nazi exile literature
1933–1945
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Born into a merchant family in Lübeck, he experienced the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, and the Nazi era. Changes in modern German society formed the backdrop for his novels.
His novels depict family, illness, art, politics, and the crisis of European civilization, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. After the Nazi regime was established, he defected and continued to make anti-Nazi messages.
Thomas Mann transformed from a conservative cultural figure into an exiled intellectual who championed democracy and anti-fascism. He is also a person who thinks about the political responsibility of literary figures.
When you study Thomas Mann, you realize that 20th century European literature was deeply connected not only to individual psychology, but also to war, fascism, exile, and criticism of civilization. He is an important figure in modern German culture.
