Speed Die Erzählungen aus dem Exil

by Klaus Mann, Uwe Naumann (editor)

aus Mann wurde am 18.11.1906 in München als ältester Sohn Thomas und Katja Manns geboren. Er schrieb mit 15 Jahren erste Novellen. Es folgten die Gründung eines Theaterensembles mit Schwester Erika, Pamela Wedekind und Gustaf Gründgens, 1929 unternahm er eine Weltreise "rundherum". In der Emigration (mit den Stationen Amsterdam, Zürich, Prag, Paris, ab 1936 USA) wurde er zur zentralen Figur der internationalen antifaschistischen Publizistik. Er gab die Zeitschriften «Die Sammlung» (1933-35) und «Decision» (1941-42) heraus, kehrte als US-Korrespondent nach Deutschland zurück. 1949 beging er aus persönlichen und politischen Motiven Selbstmord, nachdem er in dem von Pessimismus erfüllten Essay "Die Heimsuchung des europäischen Geistes" noch einmal zur Besinnung aufgerufen hatte. Mann sagte sich früh vom Daseinsgefühl der Eltern-Generation los und stellte die Lebenskrise der «Jungen» in der stilistisch frühreifen" Kindernovelle" und in der Autobiographie des Sechsundzwanzigjährigen01"Kind dieser Zeit"' dar. Seine wichtigsten Romane schrieb Mann im Exil: "Symphonia"', "Pathétique"; "Mephisto. Roman einer Karriere im Dritten Reich", und "Der Vulkan"'.

Genres: German Literature, Classics

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1939

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 4 out of 5]

4.2 in total. i wish there were original german versions of his english language short stories because while they were good and the translators probably did a wonderful job, they unfortunately couldn't hold up to the other stories in here. they were still great, obviously, but y'know,,,

Vergittertes Fenster (should be available in english as Barred Window) is still one of my favourite things he's ever written. i wish someone would adapt it as a play or a movie but then again, i don't think i'd trust the german entertainment (using the word lightly) industry of today with it. anyways,, moving on

Une Belle Journée is my second fav in this collection. i wish i could say why but that'd spoil the fun so like,,, read it

[Peter Jakobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Klaus Mann left Germany right after Hitler came into power. In his exile years, first in Amsterdam, then in the US (becoming a US army member fighting the Germans in Italy), a number of novels and stories were written. Many of them on the "exile" theme, covering despair, loneliness, politics and morale.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,3