{"product_id":"buddenbrooks-9780486836140","title":"Buddenbrooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas Mann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sagas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e as \"one of the best novels of the twentieth century,\" Thomas Mann's landmark work chronicles the decline of four generations of a German merchant clan. Ranging from 1835 to 1877, the semi-autobiographical tale traces the dissolution of the family's bonds and traditions in the face of a changing world, exploring not only the fate of an individual household but also the crisis of an entire social class. \u003cbr\u003e With the 1901 publication of \u003ci\u003eBuddenbrooks, \u003c\/i\u003e his first novel, 26-year-old Mann secured the basis for his literary reputation. The author's skillful combination of nineteenth-century realism with modernist elements provides an accurate reflection of Germany's widespread cultural pessimism in the wake of its rapid industrialization. In addition to its appeal as a sweeping saga of a family's dramatic reversal of fortunes, the book also offers a richly detailed exploration of thought-provoking moral and philosophical themes related to duty, self-expression, and appearance versus reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082703364247,"sku":"9780486836140","price":740.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780486836140.webp?v=1767635027","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/buddenbrooks-9780486836140","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}