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Thomas Mann's last great novel, first published in 1947 and now newly rendered into English by acclaimed translator John E. Woods, is a modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist, the composer Adrian Leverkühn, is the flower of German...

In this third volume of Thomas Mann’s monumental retelling of the biblical story, Joseph in Egypt follows Joseph after he is sold by his jealous brothers to Ishmaelite traders. They bring him to Egypt, where he’s eventually purchased by Potiphar. Joseph's intelligence, charisma, and...

Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts-The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider-as a unified narrative, a "mythological novel" of Joseph's fall into slavery and his rise...

Mit seinem monumentalen Romanzyklus Joseph und seine Brüder schuf Thomas Mann eines der bedeutendsten Werke der deutschsprachigen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts. In Die Geschichten Jaakobs, dem ersten Teil der Tetralogie, greift der Nobelpreisträger die biblischen Überlieferungen des Alten Testaments auf und gestaltet sie zu einem farbenreichen Epos über Menschen, Schicksal, Glauben und die Ursprünge einer Kultur. Im Mittelpunkt steht Jaakob, der Enkel Abrahams und Sohn Isaaks. Thomas Mann erzählt von dessen Familiengeschichte, von Rivalitäten und Versöhnungen, von Liebe, Betrug...