Thomas Mann and James Joyce never met in life but, especially in death, found much in common. ... Germany is celebrating Thomas Mann’s 150th birthday in a state of nervous jubilation.

One of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Thomas Mann's literary genius reflected a life spent wandering between diverse worlds, especially after escaping Germany in the early 1930s. Mann ...

Thomas Mann was born on June 6, 1875 in Lübeck, northern Germany, to a merchant family. He was raised with four siblings, and as a schoolboy wrote his first prose sketches and essays — even if ...

These strident views were often reflected in his work. Early rise to literary prominence Thomas Mann was born on June 6, 1875 in Lübeck, northern Germany, to a merchant family. He was raised with four ...

Early rise to literary prominence. Thomas Mann was born on June 6, 1875 in Lübeck, northern Germany, to a merchant family. He was raised with four siblings, and as a schoolboy wrote his first ...

In 2025, we celebrate the 150th birthday of Thomas Mann, one of Germany’s most important authors. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, he became a vocal critic of the Nazi ideology and ...