A Groundbreaking Literary Classic of LGBTQ Literature by Klaus Mann, First Published in Germany in 1926. Set in the Gay Underground of Berlin and Paris's Nightclub Scenes, the Novel Features the First Unapologetic Transgender Character in 20th-Century Literature.The Pious Dance (Der fromme Tanz), Klaus Mann's first novel, published when he was just twenty years old, stands as a groundbreaking work of early modernist German literature and a significant mile...

Alexander is a stunning work of historical reimagining from a troubled and unjestly neglected writer. Written in 1929 by the son of Thomas Mann, Alexander shows why Klaus Mann is regarded in Germany as one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century.

Klaus Manns autobiographische Schriften: "Kind dieser Zeit" und "Der Wendepunkt".Außerdem enthält der Band zahlreiche Briefe Klaus Manns an seine Familie und an mehr oder weniger befreundete namhafte Schrifsteller.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Groundbreaking Literary Classic of LGBTQ Literature by Klaus Mann, First Published in Germany in 1926. Set in the Gay Underground of Berlin and Paris's Nightclub Scenes, the Novel Features the First Unapologetic Transgender Character in 20th-Century Literature.The Pious Dance (Der fromme Tanz), Klaus Mann's first novel published when he was just twenty years old, stands as a groundbreaking work of ear...

After surviving the bloody battle at Norsui, Kim and her associates have scattered. Some to mourn the dead, some to care for the wounded, some to drift aimlessly. Some to confront the darkness in their pasts. As they struggle onward, each member of the group suddenly becomes entangled with unknown forces. Some of the forces seem to be benign, but others are relentless. And they have retaliation in mind…  

In this second installment of his autobiography (following Kind dieser Zeit), Klaus Mann describes his childhood in the family of Thomas Mann and his circle, his adolescence in the Weimar Republic, and his experiences as a young homosexual and early opponent of Nazism. He also describes how, after the Reichstag elections of September 1930, friends and family began to discuss the looming prospect of emigration and exile. When Stefan Zweig published an article claiming that democrac...

»Die Idee der Nation gehörte niemals zu meinen Rauschmitteln, und so apokalyptisch ich auch träumen mochte, von den Material-Schlachten träumte ich nie – wußte ich doch, daß politisch nur immer auf der Linken mein Platz sein würde. Die Erkenntnis vom Primat der vitalen Werte über die rationalen berauschte mich; aber doch nie so weit, daß ich mir eines Tages eingebildet hätte, der soziale Fortschritt sei eine Bagatelle und nur im Kriegstaumel seien überrationale Abenteuer zu holen.«U...

Klaus Mann's The Volcano is one of the major novels of German exile literature, a panoramic account of refugees driven from Nazi Germany into the precarious capitals of Europe. Combining political urgency with psychological acuity, Mann portrays writers, actors, activists, and dispossessed intellectuals struggling with poverty, loyalty, despair, and the moral demands of resistance. Its style is both documentary and lyrical: the novel moves through many voices and settings, yet remains unif...

The Turning Point is Klaus Mann's searching memoir of a generation forced from aesthetic confidence into political catastrophe. Moving from the cosmopolitan brilliance of the Weimar years through exile, anti-fascist struggle, and the Second World War, the book blends autobiography, cultural history, and moral testimony. Its style is elegant, nervous, and analytical: portraits of artists, cafés, theatres, and émigré circles are set against the accelerating violence of Nazism and the collaps...

Kim expected significant trouble after stealing a prototype spaceship with an one-of-a-kind unfettered AI, but not this much. She finds herself on the run from radical AI liberation types, the military, and even intelligence agencies after her. As Kim realizes that she may not be the sole target, she scrambles to form new alliances and revive existing ones. Few people are keen on helping her, since one of the groups pursuing her is willing to kill thousands of bystanders to get to ...

It is a time of unknowns for members of the Alliance. They have no information to guide their actions, no record of the key events to influence their research.For Fil Trask and his sister, Angel, it is also a time of growing up. It is a time when they must learn the deep sacrifices it often takes to keep a family together through great trial and tribulation.And it is a time when they will learn that your greatest fears and deepest pain can have a profound and lasting influe...

The Complete works of Franz Kafka with active table of content for easy navigation through all of his great works.