Buddenbrooks by  cover

Buddenbrooks

by

Genre: Fiction
Published: 1989-04
ISBN: 3596206618
Publisher: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag
Pages: 645

Description

This epic, sub-titled ‘The Decline of a Family’, was Mann’s first novel, published in 1901. It traces the gradual downfall of a wealthy family over four generations in the city of Lubeck. The novel is widely regarded as a classic portrait of bourgeois society and family life in 19th century Germany.