What do you think?
Rate this book
Tonio Kroger and Other Stories
Six stories of decadence, perversity, pathos and love by the author of "The Magic Mountain" and "Buddenbrooks." Thomas Mann has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
First published January 1, 1903
About the author
Thomas Mann
2,309 books5,707 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
See also:
Serbian: Tomas Man
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate in 1929, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Goethe, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer. His older brother was the radical writer Heinrich Mann, and three of his six children, Erika Mann, Klaus Mann and Golo Mann, also became important German writers. When Hitler came to power in 1933, Mann fled to Switzerland. When World War II broke out in 1939, he emigrated to the United States, from where he returned to Switzerland in 1952. Thomas Mann is one of the best-known exponents of the so-called Exilliteratur.
See also:
Serbian: Tomas Man
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate in 1929, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Goethe, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer. His older brother was the radical writer Heinrich Mann, and three of his six children, Erika Mann, Klaus Mann and Golo Mann, also became important German writers. When Hitler came to power in 1933, Mann fled to Switzerland. When World War II broke out in 1939, he emigrated to the United States, from where he returned to Switzerland in 1952. Thomas Mann is one of the best-known exponents of the so-called Exilliteratur.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
April 29, 2018
p. 7-34: De kleine meneer Friedemann (1894): ****
p. 35-52: Gladius Dei (1902): *** 1/2
p. 53-119: Tonio Kröger (1903): ****
p. 120-129: Bij de profeet (1904): **
p. 130-169: Verwarring en vroeg verdriet (1925): ** 1/2
p. 170-225: Mario en de magiËr (1930): ****
p. 35-52: Gladius Dei (1902): *** 1/2
p. 53-119: Tonio Kröger (1903): ****
p. 120-129: Bij de profeet (1904): **
p. 130-169: Verwarring en vroeg verdriet (1925): ** 1/2
p. 170-225: Mario en de magiËr (1930): ****
March 1, 2026
Read "Little Herr Friedemann" and "Tonio Kröger" a while ago.
Recently read "The Joker" which I really liked.
"The Road to the Churchyard" was brief and satisfactory, "Glaudius Dei" was an interesting idea, and "Tristan" was insightful and had some cool music imagery.
Overall quite liked Mann's short stories, he definitely has a theme he likes but there is sufficient variation to make each story interesting. I personally relate to his protagonists a lot in my current unemployed stage of life.
Recently read "The Joker" which I really liked.
"The Road to the Churchyard" was brief and satisfactory, "Glaudius Dei" was an interesting idea, and "Tristan" was insightful and had some cool music imagery.
Overall quite liked Mann's short stories, he definitely has a theme he likes but there is sufficient variation to make each story interesting. I personally relate to his protagonists a lot in my current unemployed stage of life.
May 8, 2025
You had better not dance again, Fräulein.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews