Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) — Germany, writing in German. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929.
“principally for his great novel, Buddenbrooks, which has won steadily increased recognition as a classic work of contemporary literature” — The Nobel Committee citation
About Thomas Mann
German novelist and essayist, a master of irony and of conflicts between spirit and instinct, art and life. Driven into exile after the Nazi rise to power, he became a prominent public opponent of the regime.