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Buddenbrooks

by Thomas Mann

A grand family tries to cling to wealth and power in nineteenth century northern Germany.

Themes: Fiction · Drama

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Little Tony stammers through the Catechism on her grandfather's knee, only for him to tease her about her 'acre and cow.' Right away, the Buddenbrook home feels like a place where piety and playfulness sit side by side.

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