Buddenbrooks (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Mann
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Family or family life, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Divorce, Death or dying, Business or business people, Germany or German people
- Locales: Lubeck, Germany
Places Discussed
*Lübeck (LEW-behk). German city in which the novel is set. Although the novel does not identify the city by name, its four-story house at 4 Meng Street is clearly the house that belonged to Thomas Mann’s grandparents. All but the elegant facade and cellar were destroyed when Lübeck was bombed in 1942. These have been preserved in the new building, the Buddenbrook House, the Heinrich and Thomas Mann Center purchased by the City of Lübeck in 1991. As in the novel, Meng Street intersects Breite Street and stands in the shadow of the medieval twin towers of...
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