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Advance praise for the German edition of

THOMAS "A monument of good sense and sensitivity. ... A humane account of a human being, vulnerable, obsessive, not overly likeable, and driven by w an extraordinary talent, a mixture for which it is possible to feel sympa¬ thy and empathy when we are given both man and writer in this depth." —T. J. Reed, Times Literary Supplement "Hermann Kurzke's grand Thomas Mann biography. . . . A triumph of German literary scholarship." —Die Welt —Die Woche

"The most interesting Mann biography in a long time.” "Brilliantly written." —Der Tagesspiegel

"An impressive and convincing portrait of Thomas Mann.. . . The best portrait." —Nene Zurchef Zeitung ■

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