Buddenbrooks
Verfall einer Familie
About this book
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.
Subjects
- austro-prussian war, 1866
- bourgeoisie
- civilization
- continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
- families
- family
- fiction
- german
- german fiction
- german language books
- germany, fiction
- history
- merchants
- middle class families
- social life and customs