Buddenbrooks

A gem of Thomas Mann's creative heritage. Hardly the best novel in the genre of "family saga" of German prose. The story of the rise and fall of a wealthy and powerful family, the Buddenbrooks, which at first glance seems to embody the ideal of German virtues. The story of three generations of representatives of this clan – from the domineering and ruthless patriarch to his grandchildren, already subject to all the vices and weaknesses of intellectuals. A story of love and betrayal, enmity and intrigue, struggle and envy, frenzied passion – and burning hatred…