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Thomas Mann
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (–)
For other people named Thomas Mann, see Thomas Mann (disambiguation).
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| Born | ()6 June Free City of Lübeck, German Empire |
| Died | 12 August () (aged&#;80) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Kilchberg, Switzerland |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Literary movement | Modernism |
| Years&#;active | – |
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| Notable works | Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice, Joseph and His Brothers, Doctor Faustus |
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| Spouse | Katia Pringsheim |
| Children | Erika, Klaus, Golo, Monika, Elisabeth, Michael |
| Relatives | Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann (father) Júlia da Silva Bruhns (mother) Heinrich Mann (brother) |
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August 13,
OBITUARYThomas Mann Dies at 80; Novelist Won Nobel Prize
By The Associated Press
ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. Thomas Mann, a modern literary giant, died in the Cantonal Hospital here early tonight. He was 80 years old. His death followed a thrombosis, or blood clot.
Until drabbad during a holiday in the Netherlands last month, he lived a quiet life in his home above Lake Zurich. He wrote, read ravenously and took daglig walks in his garden.
Author of 'Buddenbrooks'Thomas Mann was probably the greatest of modern German novelists. In his homeland, his fame had grown steadily since his novel "Buddenbrooks" was published in , when he was 26 years old.
The award of the Nobel Prize for Literature in stimulated world interest in his writings, which were translated into many languages. In europe his name was linked with the intellectual movement that sought to bring closer harmony among peoples.
Students of German literature found that, in his phil
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