The Confessions of Felix Krull

Thomas Mann crowned his many novels with the story of the confidence man Felix Krull. The linguistic elegance of this fictitious autobiography, its ironic ambiguity and Krull’s actions prove that he is ‘the god of thieves’. A true go-getter who gets out of every new and unexpected situation unscathed.
No other work occupied Thomas Mann for such a long period as the Krull novel. Begun in 1910 and published in 1954, it accompanied the writer almost throughout his entire creative life.
The text has been newly edited for the Commentated Frankfurt Edition, making use of all sources in Mann’s estate.

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  • Publisher: S. FISCHER
  • Release: 23.08.2012
  • ISBN: 978-3-10-048343-0
  • 452 Pages
  • Series: Thomas Mann, Große kommentierte Frankfurter Ausgabe. Werke, Briefe, Tagebücher
  • Author: Thomas Mann
  • Edited by: Thomas SprecherMonica Bussmann
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Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann, (1875 - 1955) is one of the 20th century’s most significant writ- ers. He is credited with bringing the German novel to the international stage, and his multifaceted works have received a worldwide positive reception which has rarely been equalled. From 1933 onwards, he lived in exile, first in Switzer- land, then in the US. Only in 1952 did Mann return to Europe, where he died in 1955 in Zurich.