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Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann. 6 June 1875- 12 August 1955. Why He’s Famous. Known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas Noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual

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Thomas Mann

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  1. Thomas Mann 6 June 1875- 12 August 1955

  2. Why He’s Famous • Known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas • Noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual • Modernized German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Goethe, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer

  3. Important Moments • Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, principally in recognition of his popular achievement with the epic Buddenbrooks • Author of "The Magic Mountain“ • The start of his writing career was with a short story ‘Little Mr. Friedemann’

  4. His Writings • His writing style can be described as formal, filled with humor, irony and satire • His writings are deep and meaningful • Thomas Mann was one of the most renowned and greatest writers of the twentieth century • His writings are commended not only in Germany but all over the world

  5. Life • Born in 1875 in Lubeck, Germany • He was the son of a senator and merchant • Had 6 children • Wanted a career in journalism • Attended the Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich • First worked for South German Fire Insurance Company from 1894-1895 • Settled in the U.S in 1938 after having lived in France and Switzerland

  6. Family • Thomas Mann and his 6 children

  7. Quote • ‘‘Des Schriftstellers Freude ist der Gedanke, der Emotion wird, die Emotion, die ganz ein Gedanke werden kann.” • “The writer’s joy is the thought that can become emotion, the emotion that can wholly become a thought.”

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