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Overview
The ironic satire of a decaying German duchy and its rejuvenation by the appearance of an independent-minded American woman. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to mad woman, this novel is a microcosm of Europe before the Great War. The book's driving force is the development of a love between the young Prince, hidebound by tradition, and the exotic beautiful Imma. Written by Nobel Prize winning author, Thomas Mann, his careful depiction of a decaying society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates in fable what he regarded as a universal truth - that ripeness and death are a necessary condition of rebirth.
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- ISBN-13: 9780987153203
- ISBN-10: 098715320X
- Publisher: Skomlin
- Publish Date: July 2011
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.94 pounds
- Page Count: 336
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