Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. His most notable work is the novel The Magic Mountain, published in 1924. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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• Lifetime: 6 June 1875 • 12 August 1955
• Main genre: Literary fiction
• Literary movement: Modernism
• Mid-2026 popularity rank:  227 • Trending ▼

"In books we never find anything but ourselves. Strangely enough, that always gives us great pleasure, and we say the author is a genius."