Im Schlaraffenland / Professor Unrat by Heinrich Mann

Das Ende eines Tyrannen

A satirical novel follows a rigid, authoritarian schoolteacher whose moral strictness and obsession with discipline lead him into conflict with students and the corrupt pleasures of city life; after he confronts juvenile disorder he becomes entangled with a charismatic cabaret performer, and his attempt to suppress what he despises gradually destroys his reputation, career, and dignity. The story exposes the hypocrisy and moral decay of bourgeois society, tracing the protagonist’s tragic downfall as a critique of authoritarianism, pride, and social pretensions.

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Published
1905
Nationality
German
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Original Language
German
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Alternate Titles
- In the Land of Cockaigne
- Professor Unrat oder Das Ende eines Tyrannen
- The Blue Angel

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