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Thomas Mann

Considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century, the German author Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.

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Picture collage with the grand piano of the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Thomas Mann played by Bruno Walter

Igor Levit plays on Thomas Mann's grand piano

Mann's grandson returned the piano to the author's house of exile in LA. Pianist Igor Levit is playing a concert on it.
CultureOctober 15, 2021
Hannah Arendt im Fernsehinterview mit Günter Gaus

10 famous German exiles

Many thinkers, authors and artists in Germany had to flee the Nazis, from Hannah Arendt to Billy Wilder.
CultureAugust 17, 202010 images
Weihnachten bei Buddenbrooks

Lübeck: Three Men, Three Museums

An encounter with Nobel laureates Willy Brandt, Günter Grass and Thomas Mann.
CultureDecember 8, 201802:19 min
Der deutsche Schriftsteller Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann: 'Buddenbrooks'

This is a literary masterpiece about the collapse of a family, and a panoramic view of society in the 19th century.
LiteratureOctober 8, 2018
DW Kultur 100 gute Bücher | 100 German must-reads | Buddenbrooks, von Thomas Mann

'Buddenbrooks' by Thomas Mann

"Buddenbrooks" by Thomas Mann will make your family issues look harmless.
LiteratureOctober 5, 201802:02 min
USA, Los Angeles: Exil-Villa von Thomas Mann

German president opens Thomas Mann House in LA

German President Steinmeier is in LA for the opening ceremony of the former residence of Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann.
CultureJune 18, 2018
Author Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann was disappointed by America's populism

The German novelist and 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature was frustrated by how the US developed under McCarthy.
CultureJune 18, 2018
Günter Grass mit Pfeife 2009

German-language winners of the Nobel Literature Prize

There have been 114 winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature to date, with 13 from the German-speaking world.
LiteratureOctober 5, 2017
Thomas Mann in the yard of his LA home

Thomas Mann's LA villa gets new residents

The Thomas Mann house in LA will now host a residency program for Germany's extraordinary cultural influencers.
CultureSeptember 20, 2017
Deutschland Literatur Geschichte Thomas Mann Sommerhaus in Nida

Thomas Mann's summer house in Nida

Captivated by the landscape on the Baltic Sea, the Nobel literature laureate built himself a house on the Curonian Spit.
TravelAugust 29, 2017
Thomas Mann villa Los Angeles

Germany buys Thomas Mann's California villa

The German government has bought the former home of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann, who lived in exile in LA for 10 years.
CultureNovember 18, 2016
USA Thomas Mann Villa in Los Angeles

Germany interested in buying Thomas Mann's villa

The German government has said it wants to purchase the California home where author Thomas Mann once lived in exile.
LiteratureSeptember 30, 2016
Thomas Mann's villa in LA (Copyright: Imago/PEMAX)

Calls for Germany to save Mann's California villa

The California villa where German author Thomas Mann wrote his famous novels is up for sale. Can it be saved?
August 15, 2016
Germany's beaches Timmendorfer Strand

Beach Dreams

It’s the quintessential summer retreat. For centuries, artists have been inspired by the beach.
August 15, 2016
Filmstill Vor der Morgenröte

'Farewell to Europe' explores the life of Stefan Zweig

A new film looks back at the tormented life of exiled Austrian author Stefan Zweig - and ahead to the present.
May 30, 2016
Profile picture of author Jenny Erpenbeck Jenny Erpenbeck Deutschland Schriftstellerin - Jenny ERPENBECK, Deutschland, Schriftstellerin, am 14.10.2015 Frankfurter Buchmesse 2015 vom 14.10 - 18.10.2015 in Frankfurt am Main / Deutschland. | Verwendung weltweit © picture-alliance/dpa/A.Waelischmille

Novelist Jenny Erpenbeck wins Thomas Mann Prize

One of Germany's top living authors, Jenny Erpenbeck was recognized for her body of work.
May 3, 2016
Thomas Mann and family. Copyright: Ullstein Bild

Why Thomas Mann's family had a Facebook mentality

Why German author Thomas Mann's family became beacons of the struggle against Hitler - and foreshadowed the selfie era.
October 14, 2015
Thomas Mann mit Familie am Tisch

The unbelievable talent of the Mann family

Thomas Mann and his children were eccentric, rich and exceptional literary talents.
CultureOctober 14, 201510 images
Lübeck

Lübeck - Queen of the Hanseatic League

Lübeck’s medieval center is a lasting testimony to the town’s former glory as a major trade hub.
CultureJune 13, 201504:13 min
Alexander Puschkin

German-Russian cultural year

Germany and Russia celebrated a culture year in the midst of political crises.
June 5, 2015
Irish poster depicting the sinking of the Lusitania. Copyright: Mauritius images

Sinking of the Lusitania

Author Willi Jasper reveals how Germany's intellectuals praised the firing of the Lusitania.
February 23, 2015

Lübeck - Queen of the Hanseatic League

Lübeck became known the world over because of a novel, Buddenbrooks, by Nobel literature laureate Thomas Mann. But the city has much older links with the Hanseatic League, a medieval mercantile association under which maritime trade in northern Europe flourished. And Lübeck marzipan also should never be forgotten on any trip to the Hanseatic city, parts of which are a UNESCO world heritage site.
CultureDecember 29, 201205:03 min
Thomas Mann

Hotel Bedford

Thomas Mann fled the Nazis and moved to the US, where he made a second home at a New York hotel.
August 29, 2012
Lübeck

Lübeck

This week we visit Lübeck
July 28, 2012

Visit Lübeck

Three Nobel Prize winners and a history as an economic center: Lübeck has much to offer.
March 28, 2012

Kurschatten

Kurschatten
September 13, 2011
Christa Wolf

Wolf honored

Christa Wolf, one of Germany's most famous writers, is awarded the Thomas Mann Prize.
October 24, 2010
A colorful stack of books

Mann, Grass, and More

Weighty, sure. But German writing can also be ironic and nuanced. A look at new German literature.
February 5, 2009
Two main characters in Buddenbrooks

Film Adaptation

The family in Thomas Mann's Buddenbrooks has struck a chord with German theatergoers.
December 25, 2008

Northern Germany's literary houses

The North is home to many landmarks of German literary history.
CultureMay 7, 2006

Germany's Top Five

Summertime is a feast for the senses and in the upcoming weeks, Germany will explode with color in a new exhibition, pulse with passion in a new rock opera and enjoy refreshing, gentle breezes during a boat festival.
June 20, 2005