Thomas Mann's first great novel, written at the age of 25, is an epic study of decadence among the merchant families of Hamburg at the end of the nineteenth century. The novel is based on Mann's own experience as the son of a German merchant prince, but it goes far beyond his own experience in its sweep and comprehensiveness.
About the Author
John E. Woods is the distinguished translator of many books -- most notably Arno Schmidt s Evening Edged in Gold, for which he won both the American Book Award for translation and the PEN Translation Prize; Patrick Suskind s Perfume, for which he again won the PEN Translation Prize in 1987; Mr. Suskind s The Pigeon and Mr. Summer s Story; Doris Dorrie s Love, Pain, and the Whole Damn Thing and What Do You Want from Me?; and Libuse Monikova s The Facade. Mr. Woods lives in San Diego and is currently at work on a translation of Thomas Mann s The Magic Mountain.
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