Listen, Germany!

A new edition with a foreword and afterword by Mely Kiyak

"Your obedience is boundless, and let me tell you it becomes more unforgivable every day." Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann's most important political legacy


When the Nazis seized power, Thomas Mann left Germany and never returned. In 1936, while in exile in Switzerland, the German Nobel Prize winner for Literature lost his citizenship. He emigrated to the United States, where he began broadcasting his anti-war speeches in 1940. In 58 desperate, fervent humanistic appeals, he spoke to the conscience of German listeners until November 1945. His radio speeches, transmitted by the BBC to Europe by adventurous routes, are unique documents of an upright German.


"I can't help it: it does feel good to call Hitler a foolish brute to his face." Thomas Mann


"the speeches [have] lost none of their impressiveness to this day." - FAZ, Sandra Kegel

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  • Publisher: S. FISCHER
  • Release: 29.01.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-10-397685-4
  • 272 Pages
  • Author: Thomas Mann
Listen, Germany!
Thomas Mann Listen, Germany!
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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.