Saturday, October 31, 2009

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (Everymans Library) by Thomas Mann - A realistic story of a family and the ordinary wear and tear of life

Introduction by T. J. Reed; Translation by John E. Woods

A realistic story of a family and the ordinary wear and tear of life
The Buddenbrooks motto is: "My son, show zeal for each day's affairs of business, but only for such that makes for a peaceful night's sleep." (page 473). A wise and careful approach to life like that you would think would keep the family going on and on -- but no --- "the storms and shipwrecks of life." (page 590) pull them down. A history (fictional) of a family in a big book that does not seem so big, because of the skillful way it is told, in short well organized chapters.

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