Thomas Mann audiobooks

Lübeck 1875 – Zurich 1955

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Classic Fiction · Literary Fiction

Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual.

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A listening order for a first-timer
  1. 1Buddenbrooks, Volume 1 of 2Buddenbrooks or The Buddenbrooks is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course…11h 18m
  2. 2Buddenbrooks, Volume 2 of 2Buddenbrooks or The Buddenbrooks is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course…10h 37m
  3. 3Death in VeniceDeath in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) is a novella by German author Thomas Mann, drawing in part on his own experience in Venice during the…2h 36m

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Where should I start with Thomas Mann?

Buddenbrooks, Volume 1 of 2 is the best-known Thomas Mann title here, and its first chapter plays free on its page. After that, try Buddenbrooks, Volume 2 of 2.

Are these Mann audiobooks free?

The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics. Every Mann title is in the full library: $4.99 a month or $49 a year after a 7-day free trial.

How long are Thomas Mann's audiobooks?

Death in Venice is the shortest at 2 hr 36 min and The Magic Mountain the longest at 30 hr 47 min — about 55 hours in all.