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This book presents a collection of translated essays by Thomas Mann in which he reflects on past writers, musicians, and philosophers and offers cultural, social, and political commentary.

"Here Thomas Mann tells the story of a young solitary's rise to world fame; he gives a delightful account of a youthful celebrity's achievement of personal happiness; and he reports on the growing inveolement of the middle-aged man and artist with the demands of his times"--Jacket.