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A Voice for Democracy: Thomas Mann's Lasting Literary Legacy
- Thomas Mann, a German writer born in Lübeck in 1875, gained international recognition as a Nobel laureate for his notable works including Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain.
- After opposing the rising Nazi party and making a plea for social democracy in 1930, Mann left Germany in 1933 during a European lecture tour.
- Mann settled in Switzerland, emigrated to the US in 1939 after Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, and made over 60 broadcasts warning about the German 'catastrophe'.
- His German citizenship was revoked in 1936, and in 1945 he publicly held Germans responsible for Nazi atrocities in his letter, 'Why I will not return to Germany.'
- Facing suspicion in the US, Mann returned to Switzerland in 1952 and died in Zurich in 1955, leaving a legacy as a steadfast literary voice against fascism.
39 Articles
39 Articles
On the occasion of the 150th birthday of the Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Kunstminister Markus Blume gives a state reception at the Kurhaus in Bad Tölz. He could do that more often.
In Lübeck one celebrates the great son of the city: Thomas Mann, born 150 years ago. The Federal President and Mann's grandson make perfect speeches, yes, it's all good-bye.
Germany, in times of confusion, and the advance of the extreme right, seeks a compass, and Thomas Mann imposes himself as the classic that can give answers, the most contemporary. “His message is that democracy, once it has been achieved, will only remain when we commit ourselves to it and for it, and defend it,” proclaimed this Friday the federal president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in a church in Lübeck, the city where Mann was born on June 6, …
On the occasion of Thomas Mann's 150th birthday, Federal President Steinmeier honoured the Nobel Prize winner in Literature.
On the Schatzalp, hangover Johnny takes care of mice and guests. For Thomas Mann's 150th birthday, the hotel shines in new splendour without losing its historic charm.
A new biography focuses on Thomas Mann's homosexuality. This fills a gap for the biographer.
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