Thomas Mann

In this engaging collection of Thomas Mann's best short works, award-winning translator Damion Searls revitalizes the author's often underappreciated humor and humanity. Highlighting the newly translated "Chaotic World and Childhood Sorrow," the volume offers a poignant look at the bourgeois Cornelius family navigating life during hyperinflationary Weimar Germany. Also included are excerpts from Mann's seminal "Buddenbrooks," the renowned "Death in Venice," and the comic "Confessions of a Con Artist, by Felix Krull," alongside "Louisey," which explores Mann's complex views on art and power. This transformative anthology showcases Mann's literary brilliance in a fresh light.