Tag: thomas mann
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The Magician by Colm Tóibín
An imagined biography if Thomas Mann that seems highbrow and alienating but is actually compelling historical fiction, even if you don’t know the subject well.
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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann
Like East if Eden, this was a book I reluctantly picked up, then couldn’t put down. It took a while to get into – a cast of thousands and a million details, but it eventually gets laser-focused on certain characters and dissects events in incredible depth. The writing is so immersive I would be reading for…