Kind dieser Zeit

by Klaus Mann

Paperback. 13,00 / 20,00 cm. In Turkish. 223 p. Translated by Nafer Ermis Edited by Muhammed Mustafa Albayrak Ünlü Alman yazar Thomas Mann'in büyük oglu Klaus Mann, çocukluguna ve ilk gençlik yillarina ait anilarini içeren Çaginin Çucugu'nu 1932 yilinda henüz 26 yasindayken yazmistir. I. Dünya Savasi esnasinda ve sonrasinda Almanya'da var olan sanat çevreleri, sanatçilar, oyunlar ve tiyatrocular, önemli yazarlar ve birbirleriyle olan iliskileri gibi konularin ele alindigi kitapta Avrupa'nin en ücra köselerine bile sirayet eden agir buhranin izleri takip edilebiliyor. Babasi Thomas Mann ve kendi ailesine karsi samimi elestirilerine de yer veren Klaus Mann, bu kitabiyla yasadigi dönemin önemli bir panoramasini çiziyor. 1933'te Nazilerin iktidara gelmesiyle Almanya'da daha fazla kalamayan ve hayatini bazen sürgünde bazen de savas alanlarinda zorluklarla idame ettirmek zorunda kalan yazar, hem ekonomik hem de kendi kisisel problemlerinin baskisi altinda hayatina trajik bir sekilde son vermistir. Bugün, yine dünyanin dört bir yaninda herkesin derinden hissettigi agir krizi anlamak için Klaus Mann'in çagina tuttugu aynaya dikkat kesilmek gerekiyor.

Genres: Biography

262 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1932

About the author

Born in Munich, Klaus Mann was the son of German writer Thomas Mann and his wife, Katia Pringsheim. His father was baptized as a Lutheran, while his mother was from a family of secular Jews.

Mann's most famous novel, Mephisto, was written in 1936 and first published in Amsterdam. The novel is a thinly-disguised portrait of his former brother-in-law, the actor Gustaf Gründgens. The literary scandal surrounding it made Mann posthumously famous in West Germany, as Gründgens' adopted son brought a legal case to have the novel banned after its first publication in West Germany in the early 1960s. After seven years of legal hearings, the West German Supreme Court upheld the ban, although it continued to be available in East Germany and abroad. The ban was lifted and the novel published in West Germany in 1981.

Mann died in Cannes from an overdose of sleeping pills on 21 May 1949, following further drug treatment. He likely committed suicide because of financial problems and social isolation. He was buried in Cannes at the Cimetière du Grand Jas.

Reviews

[Luka · Rating 5 out of 5]

idk i just feel connected to him. probably is a 3.5-4 stars objectively but i got so much out of this. also, i just respect the audacity of writing and publishing your first autobiography at 25. literally what i would do if i was talented. anyways, i also think it's very worth reading from a hist0rical perspective if that time period interests you at all.

[Peter Jakobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Autobiography about Klaus Mann's first 18 years from 1906 to 1924. As with everybody in the Mann family, these were full of extraordinary experiences (mostly artistic and adventurous) influenced by the politics and spirits of that era. Described with the eyes of a young man of 25 years looking back on his childhood and youth.

[Unay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un tanto complejo de leer