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Thomas Mann

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Born
1885

Died
1955

Publications
Novels, stories, journalism, essays

Writing languages
German

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Literature

Buddenbrooks (1901)

Death in Venice (1912)

The Magic Mountain (1924)

Novels

Buddenbrooks (1901)

The Magic Mountain (1924)

Novellas

Death in Venice (1912)

Stories

The Clown (1897)

German Literature

Buddenbrooks (1901)

Death in Venice (1912)

The Magic Mountain (1924)

Joseph and His Brothers (1933–1943)

Doctor Faustus (1947)

The Black Swan (1954)

First appearance of works in book form

1901

Buddenbrooks Novel

1902

Gladius Dei Novella

1903

Trtistan Novella

Tonio Kröger Novella

1905

The Blood of the Walsungs Novella

Fiorenza Play

1909

Royal Highness Novel

1912

Death in Venice Novella

1918

A Man and His Dog Novella

Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man Essays

1919

The Song of the Child: An Idyll Poetry

1922

Felix Krull Novella, written in 1911

1919

The Song of the Child: An Idyll Poetry

1923

Tristan and Isolde Novel

1925

Disorder and Early Sorrow Novella

1925

Disorder and Early Sorrow Novella

1930

Mario and the Magician Novella

1933–1943

Joseph and His Brothers Novel in four volumes

1938

The Coming Victory of Democracy Lectures

1939

Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns Novel

1940

The Transposed Heads Novella

1943

Listen, Germany Radio broadcasts

1944

The Tables of the Law Novella

1947

Doctor Faustus Novel

Essays of Three Decades Essays

1944

The Tables of the Law Novella

1949

the Origin of Doctor Faustus Nonfiction

1954

The Black Swan Novel

Luther's Marriage Play

1951

The Holy Sinner Novel

1954

Confessions of Felix Krull Novel, unfinished

1958

Last Essays Essays

1970

1970: Tonio Kröger and Other Stories Six stories

1997

Six Early Stories Six stories

1998

Death in Venice and Other Tales Novella and eleven stories

1999

Death in Venice and Other Stories Novella and seven stories

2023

New Selected Stories Novella, novel excerpt and three stories

 

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