Mann, Klaus 1906-1949

Mephisto by Klaus Mann ( Book )
136 editions published between 1936 and 2008 in 19 languages and held by 1,102 libraries worldwide
"Hendrik Hofgen is a man obsessed with becoming a famous actor. When the Nazis come to power in Germany, he willingly renounces his Communist past and deserts his wife and mistress in order to keep on performing. His diabolical performance as Mephistopheles in Faust proves to be the stepping-stone he yearned for: attracting the attention of Hermann Goring, it wins Hofgen an appointment as head of the State Theatre. The rewards - the respect of the public, a castle-like villa, a uplace in Berlin's highest circles - are beyond his wildest dreams. But the moral consequences of his betrayals begin to haunt him, turning his dreamworld into a nightmare." -- Book cover.

Amerika by Franz Kafka ( Book )
13 editions published between 1940 and 1976 in English and held by 877 libraries worldwide
Kafka's first and funniest novel, Amerika tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures. Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land".

André Gide and the crisis of modern thought by Klaus Mann ( Book )
16 editions published between 1943 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 863 libraries worldwide
Grâce à une lettre de recommandation de son professeur Ernst Robert Curtius, Klaus Mann fait la connaissance d'André Gide, alors que celui-ci vient de publier Corydon et qu'il est calomnié par la critique. K. Mann dresse le portrait de cet écrivain qui se voulait immoraliste et procède à une analyse de la pensée et de l'oeuvre de cet homme déchiré entre l'âme et le corps.

Heart of Europe; an anthology of creative writing in Europe, 1920-1940 by Klaus Mann ( Book )
4 editions published between 1943 and 1945 in English and held by 488 libraries worldwide

The turning point; thirty-five years in this century by Klaus Mann ( Book )
20 editions published between 1942 and 1984 in English and held by 408 libraries worldwide

The pious dance : the adventure story of a young man by Klaus Mann ( Book )
27 editions published between 1925 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 400 libraries worldwide

Escape to life by Erika Mann ( Book )
3 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 397 libraries worldwide

The best of modern European literature (Heart of Europe) an anthology of creative writing in Europe, 1920-1940 by Klaus Mann ( Book )
2 editions published between 1943 and 1945 in English and held by 382 libraries worldwide

Der Wendepunkt : ein Lebensbericht by Klaus Mann ( Book )
65 editions published between 1949 and 2006 in German and French and held by 359 libraries worldwide

Mephisto ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2001 in German and held by 349 libraries worldwide
An actor of the Art Theatre Company of Hamburg, who subordinates everything to his success, befriends a principal figure in the Nazi power machinery and is drawn into a poisonous circle of evil from which he can no longer escape.