Der kleine Herr Friedemann: Novellen
By Thomas Mann
Cover: Parti fra Lübeck med byporten Holstentor i forgrunden og Mariakirken i baggrunden by Christian Vilhelm Nielsen (1841-1910) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Six early stories by Thomas Mann. A hunchbacked man who has built a careful, quiet life is shaken by a beautiful woman; a dilettante tells how he wasted his gifts; others meet death, disappointment and cruelty. Sharp, ironic studies of outsiders, artists and people who do not fit.
Summary written with Claude Opus 5.5.