Klaus Mann's most famous novel from 1936 tells the story of the actor Henrik Höfgen, who allows himself to become a figurehead for the
National Socialists in order to further his career.
Inspired by the life story of the actor Gustaf
Gründgens, who - while many artists of the time showed solidarity with the victims of censorship and persecution - allowed himself to be patronized by Hermann Göring and was appointed director of the Berlin Schauspielhaus between 1934 and 1944, Thomas Mann's eldest son wrote a novel that not only shows the seductiveness of man, but must also be read as a testimony
of his time. A testimony from which we 10 can also learn a lot today ...
National Socialists in order to further his career.
Inspired by the life story of the actor Gustaf
Gründgens, who - while many artists of the time showed solidarity with the victims of censorship and persecution - allowed himself to be patronized by Hermann Göring and was appointed director of the Berlin Schauspielhaus between 1934 and 1944, Thomas Mann's eldest son wrote a novel that not only shows the seductiveness of man, but must also be read as a testimony
of his time. A testimony from which we 10 can also learn a lot today ...
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