Joseph and His Brothers

Thomas Mann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

1536 Seiten

2026
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
9780241785430 (ISBN)

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Thomas Mann described Joseph and His Brothers as his ‘pyramid’: his greatest literary achievement, although the Nazi regime in his homeland did their best to tear it down on its first publication. A vivid and dazzlingly ambitious epic, it retells the biblical story of Joseph, whose dreams and visions set him apart from his siblings and lead him first to slavery and ultimately to power and prestige in Egypt. With rich detail and unexpected humour, Mann paints the lost landscapes of Egypt, Canaan and Palestine and brings to life the great characters of Genesis – patriarchs, pharaohs, avenged sisters and jealous brothers – in a story of epic grandeur with a family drama at its heart.

John E. Woods' translation is considered the definitive English version: a rich and immersive reading experience and a towering achievement of its own.

Thomas Mann (Author) Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is regarded by many as the greatest German novelist of the 20th century. Mann’s first major novel, Buddenbrooks, sold over a million copies in Germany alone, before Hitler banned and burned it. Mann fled Germany and spent the latter part of his life living in Switzerland and America. He wrote many essays as well as novels, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.3.2026
Übersetzer	John E. Woods
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-13	9780241785430 / 9780241785430
Zustand	Neuware