The Turning Point: Thirty-Five Years in this Century, the Autobiography of Klaus Mann

Klaus Mann
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The eldest son of Thomas Mann sketches this group portrait of the Mann family. The Manns were the first intellectuals to leave Nazi Germany and to organize a resistance movement. Klaus Mann became a leading writer in the fight against Nazism.
Genres: BiographyGerman LiteratureNonfictionGermanyMemoirHistoryAutobiographyClassicsLiteratureLGBT
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