Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years (Vintage International)

Mann, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0679739041 / ISBN 13: 9780679739043

Published by Vintage, 1992

About this Item

Vintage, 1992. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Translated from the German by Denver Lindley. Thomas Mann received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. Clean, solid, unmarked, gently used book; light wear to cover edges. An entertaining tale in the tradition of Cervantes and Stendhal and one of the great picaresque novels of the 20th century. Unhampered by the moral precepts that govern the conduct of ordinary mortals and highly intelligent, Krull follows a shady path to affluence, moving on a world of bizarre characters from all strata of European society. A withering commentary on human folly, as well as a delightful, often raucously funny novel of high adventure. 400 pages. 8vo. 1992, Vintage Books.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years (Vintage International)
• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679739041
• ISBN 13: 9780679739043
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature, Fiction. Social Issues, "Humor, Wit...

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Synopsis

Translation of: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull.

About the Author

Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was from Germany. At the age of 25, he published his first novel, Buddenbrooks. In 1924, The Magic Mountain was published, and five years later, Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Following the rise of the Nazis to power, he left Germany for good in 1933 to live in Switzerland and then in California, where he wrote Doctor Faustus (first published in the United States in 1948).