Overview
The ironic satire of a decaying German duchy and its rejuvenation by the appearance of an independent-minded American woman. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to mad woman, this novel is a microcosm of Europe before the Great War. The book's driving force is the development of a love between the young Prince, hidebound by tradition, and the exotic beautiful Imma. Written by Nobel Prize winning author, Thomas Mann, his careful depiction of a decaying society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates in fable what he regarded as a universal truth - that ripeness and death are a necessary condition of rebirth.
- | Author: Thomas Mann
- | Publisher: Skomlin
- | Publication Date: Jul 01, 2011
- | Number of Pages: 336 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 098715320X
- | ISBN-13: 9780987153203
