Audiobooks by Thomas Mann

The Graveyard - A Short Story Collection

At the end of our days we will most likely lie for eternity in the cemetery or graveyard. Many of these, now wreathed in time, have a romance and overgrown beauty as nature keeps and shelters the dead. These acres may be the final resting place for those who have passed but for those who visit peace may not be as easy to find. Grief may still pull at the heart, memories continue to overwhelm, or, even those drawn simply by its history, may encounter different feelings or experiences once inside these cities of the dead. For our varied and talented authors, a major theme, or indeed character of the stories in this volume is that very location, and how they weave it into their narratives is both fascinating, enlightening and a wonderfully distinct way of telling classic short stories.

Thomas Mann (Author), David Shaw-Parker (Narrator)

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Der Zauberberg - Erzählbuch, Band 7 (Ungekürzt)

Meike Rötzer nach Thomas Mann Das Erzählbuch - Theater für die Ohren und Schlüssel zu den Stoffen, die zu Weltliteratur wurden. Bislang werden Bücher vor- und durchgelesen, jetzt wird erzählt. Als der junge Hamburger Ingenieur Hans Castorp seinen Vetter auf dessen Kur im Hochgebirge für drei Wochen besuchen möchte, ahnt er noch nicht, dass die abgeschlossene Welt des Sanatoriums mit seinen eigenwilligen Bewohnern, seinem intellektuellen Freund Settembrini oder dem Psychoanalytiker Dr Krokowski und seine zu Madame Chauchat jäh entflammte Liebe ihn sieben Jahre werden bleiben lassen. Der entrückte 'Berghof' wird wie unter einem Brennglas zum Spiegel der Zeit. Der Donnerschlag des Ersten Weltkriegs zersprengt nicht schlussendlich nur die eingeschworene Gesellschaft der Patienten, er schleudert auch Castorp aufs Schlachtfeld, wo wir ihn aus dem Blick verlieren. Thomas Manns bahnbrechender und vielschichtiger Roman war schon bald nach seinem Erscheinen 1924 ein Welterfolg und gilt bis heute als ein literarischer Meilenstein des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die stimmungsvolle Nacherzählung ist so plastisch und sinnlich, dass der Hörende bald selbst mit den Bewohnern des Sanatoriums die Kapriolen einer sich dehnenden Zeit fühlt, während er ihren Sehnsüchten, Diskussionen und inneren Kämpfen lauscht.Der Bildhauer und Bühnenbildner Alexander Polzin hat das Portrait von Thomas Mann für den Erzählbuchverlag gemalt.

Meike Rötzer, Thomas Mann (Author), Meike Rötzer (Narrator)

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Bashan and I (Unabridged)

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. 'Bashan and I' chronicles the blossoming bond between Thomas Mann and his German Shorthaired Pointer, Bashan. The narrative unfolds during World War I, offering a stark contrast to the surrounding turmoil. Through daily walks and shared experiences, Mann delves into the world of his canine companion. He marvels at Bashan's joy in exploring nature, his unwavering loyalty, and the simple act of trusting his life to his human. Despite the deep affection, Mann grapples with the limitations of interspecies communication, acknowledging the gap between humans and the natural world. A temporary separation underscores Mann's newfound appreciation for his furry friend, revealing the profound impact Bashan has on his life and his understanding of love in its complexities.

Thomas Mann (Author), Digital Voice Marcus G (Narrator)

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Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man

A classic, controversial book exploring German culture and identity by the author of Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain, now back in print. When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Thomas Mann, like so many people on both sides of the conflict, was exhilarated. Finally, the era of decadence that he had anatomized in Death in Venice had come to an end; finally, there was a cause worth fighting and even dying for, or, at least when it came to Mann himself, writing about. Mann immediately picked up his pen to compose a paean to the German cause. Soon after, his elder brother and lifelong rival, the novelist Heinrich Mann, responded with a no less determined denunciation. Thomas took it as an unforgivable stab in the back. The bitter dispute between the brothers would swell into the strange, tortured, brilliant, sometimes perverse literary performance that is Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man, a book that Mann worked on and added to throughout the war and that bears an intimate relation to his postwar masterpiece The Magic Mountain. Wild and ungainly though Mann's reflections can be, they nonetheless constitute, as Mark Lilla demonstrates in a new introduction, a key meditation on the freedom of the artist and the distance between literature and politics.

Thomas Mann (Author), Graham Rowat (Narrator)

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La muerte en Venecia

Junto a La montaña mágica, La muerte en Venecia es la obra más conocida de Thomas Mann. Una hermosa reflexión estética acerca de la pasión, el amor ideal y la belleza. El propio Thomas Mann advierte que esta novela trata sobre «la pasión como desequilibrio y degradación». Gustav Aschenbach, «arroyo de cenizas» en alemán, es un escritor maduro que goza de reconocimiento. Llega a Venecia en busca de inspiración, pero también de llenar sus días con reflexiones estéticas en un entorno idílico. En el hotel coincide con Tadzio, un joven de polaco que se encuentra de vacaciones con su familia. El muchacho se convierte en objeto de deseo y adoración; un amor ideal e imposible basado en la contemplación estética y que llevará a Aschenbach a renunciar a todo, incluso a sí mismo. «Hay, entre los resquicios de esa historia, un abismo que ella dejaentrever y que inmediatamente identificamos en nosotros mismos.» Manuel Vicent

Thomas Mann (Author), Pablo Derqui (Narrator)

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Royal Highness

For his Royal Highness Klaus Heinrich, prince of a small German duchy, life means servitude to traditional ducal functions-until he meets the independent-spirited and liberal-minded American Miss Spoelmann. During the course of his unorthodox and quixotically tender wooing, Heinrich is forced to reach into unknown depths of his personality and discover the real meaning of the word 'duty'. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, Royal Highness provides a microcosmic view of Europe before the Great War. Mann's charming fable of a decaying, stratified society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates what he regarded as a universal truth: that ripeness and death are necessary conditions for rebirth. "Simon Vance strikes the right tongue-in-cheek approach from the first line and sustains it with witty impersonations of the characters."-AudioFile

Thomas Mann (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)

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[Russian] - Лотта в Веймаре

Роман повествует о встрече стареющего Гете с подругой его юности Шарлоттой Буфф, ставшей прообразом героини «Страданий юного Вертера», принесших их создателю мировую славу. Из слов разных людей – самой Шарлотты, секретаря Гете, его сына Августа фон Гете, жителей Веймара – вырисовывается сложный, многогранный, порой противоречивый образ знаменитого писателя и мыслителя. Мастер интеллектуального романа, Томас Манн виртуозно раскрывает глубины творческой личности своего соотечественника и кумира.

Thomas Mann (Author), Nadezhda Vinokurova (Narrator)

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Death in Venice

The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim. Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after Buddenbrooks had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, Death in Venice tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom. In the decaying city, besieged by an unnamed epidemic, he becomes obsessed with an exquisite Polish boy, Tadzio. "It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom," Mann wrote. "But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist's dignity."

Thomas Mann (Author), Michael Cunningham, Simon Callow (Narrator)

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Death in Venice and Other Tales

Joachim Neugroschel's brilliant new translation lets you enjoy the work of Nobel-Laureate Thomas Mann as never before. By using creative, contemporary language, Neugroschel reinterprets Mann for modern English-speaking readers. The author's superb literary craftsmanship, his psychological insight, and the deeply erotic content of his work shine forth in this definitive English-language version of some of his most celebrated short works. This collection features the world masterpiece Death in Venice, with its controversial passages now restored. You will find fresh relevance in the story of an aging writer's uncontrollable and humiliating passion, and the other poignant tales included here. These works subtly explore the great themes of Mann's fiction-his mythic fascination with sexual inhibition and artistic creativity. This translation, with its recreation of the intricate rhythms of the author's language, virtually sings in an audio format. Paul Hecht's lyrical narration makes the music and meaning of Mann's writing more accessible than ever to modern ears.

Thomas Mann (Author), Paul Hecht (Narrator)

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Mario Y El Mago

Mario, hipnotizado por un mago procede contra su voluntad: el pequeno senor Friedemann, un lisiado que ha logrado adaptarse a la vida, hasta que una coqueta despierta en el deseos que habia logrado reprimir y el ansia vital de la otra historia, son muestra de la brillantez del gran autor y Fono-Libros presenta orgullosamente estas obras maestras.

Thomas Mann (Author), Laura García (Narrator)

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La Montaña Magica

Una descripcion morbosa de la decadencia. La Montana Magica fue la obra que logro para Thomas Mann, el insigne escritor aleman, el Premio Nobel. En esa historia, situada en un sanatorio de tuberculosos en los altos de una montana, el autor creo un increíble microcosmos, reflejo de lo que el consideraba la decadencia de su patria y de toda la civilizacion europea. El protagonista Hans Castorp, una persona promedio, sin ninguna aspiracion a ser heroe, representa al hombre del comun, aislado en un medio donde las cosas suceden pero sin que ninguno de los personajes pueda hacer nada para impedir o para avanzar los hechos. Considerada como una de las grandes novelas de la literatura universal, es una orgullosa adicion para esta serie de audiolibros.

Thomas Mann (Author), Daniel Quintero (Narrator)

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