There were two Thomas Manns: the early, coolly ironic author of Death in Venice — and the later, literary spokesman for democracy
Arts & Letters Daily • 2/27/2026
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There were two Thomas Manns: the early author of "Death in Venice," characterized as coolly ironic, and the later literary spokesman for democracy.
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