Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
The Decline of a Family
"Buddenbrooks" is a novel that chronicles the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations. The narrative focuses on the fluctuating fortunes and internal struggles of the family, reflecting the societal changes and economic decline of the period. The family's personal and business relationships, their moral values, and their struggle to maintain social status are all explored against the backdrop of the changing political and social landscape.
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- Published
- 1901
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 700-1000
- Original Language
- German
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(4.4)
- Alternate Titles
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- Buddenbrooks. Verfall Einer Familie
- Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
- I Buddenbrook
- Os Buddenbrook
- The Buddenbrooks
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This book is on the following 29 lists:
- 6th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 7th on Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century (Wikipedia)
- 33rd on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 35th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 45th on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 51st on 100 Must-Read Classics, as Chosen by our Readers (Penguin (UK))
- 81st on The 100 Best Novels Of All Time In English (The Guardian)
- 91st on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 274th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 282nd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books, 100 Companions (Zeit Online)
- 100 German Must-Reads (Deutsche Welle)
- All-Time Classics, According to Academics (The Commercial Appeal )
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Der Kanon (The Canon) (Der Kanon)
- Five Books to Read on a Desert Island (Tampa Bay Times)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Landmarks of World Literature (Cambridge University)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)
- ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher (Die Zeit)