· LibriVox recording of Royal Highness by Thomas Mann. Read in English by Margaret Espaillat. Royal Highness is the story of Prince Klaus Heinrich, a member of a struggling German duchy and an exotic American heiress who comes to live as his neighbor. The novel is a microcosm of Europe before World War I, with Mann's depiction of a decaying society that is rejuvenated by modern forces. And in His Royal Highness, Mann has created a character who lets us into the dilemmas faced by the ar Mann sprinkles together elements of some of Germany's greatest 19th century writers in this tale: the fairy-tale magic of the Brothers Grimm runs just below the surface, the economic might of Marx looms/5. Thomas Mann’s very scarce first book translated into English. “It is Klaus Heinrich, the younger brother of Albrecht II, and heir presumptive to the throne. There he goes, he is still in view.
Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, Royal Highness provides a microcosmic view of Europe before the Great War. Mann's charming fable of a decaying, stratified society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates what he regarded as a universal truth: that ripeness and death are necessary conditions for rebirth. Royal Highness Thomas MANN Audiobook Part 1Chapter TimePrelude, Chapter 1, Part 1 Chapter 1, Part 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 3, Part 1. Royal Highness, an early Mann novel, offers a gently satiric glimpse into life in one of the many petty principalities that dotted central Europe before the First World War. With a plot reminiscent of Lehar's "Merry Widow", this relatively short novel lacks either the social penetration of Buddenbrooks or the contest of profound ideas found in.
Thomas Mann’s very scarce first book translated into English. “It is Klaus Heinrich, the younger brother of Albrecht II, and heir presumptive to the throne. There he goes, he is still in view. And in His Royal Highness, Mann has created a character who lets us into the dilemmas faced by the ar Mann sprinkles together elements of some of Germany's greatest 19th century writers in this tale: the fairy-tale magic of the Brothers Grimm runs just below the surface, the economic might of Marx looms. Among his most notable works written between these two milestones of his career are the novels Royal Highness (Königliche Hoheit: ) and The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg: ) along with the novellas Tonio Kröger (), Tristan (), Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig: ), and Mario and the Magician (Mario und der Zauberer: ). Although his open critique of Nazi ideology forced Thomas Mann to leave Germany in immigrating first to Switzerland, then to the USA (
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