A succinct introduction to the life and works of Thomas Mann, addressing both his literary texts and his personal life.

Specially-commissioned essays explore key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life.

Thomas Mann owes his place in world literature to the dissemination of his works through translation. Indeed, it was the monumental success of the original Engl

Professor Heller sees Mann as an ironic writer and the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature.

Graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and cartoonist Rahel Szalit (1888–1942) was among the best-known Jewish women artists in Weimar Berlin. But after she wa