Thomas Mann SIGNED Joseph in Egypt (1938) Nobel Prize, LGBT

Description: Thomas Mann SIGNED Joseph in Egypt (1938) Nobel Prize, LGBT Joseph in Egypt by Thomas Mann. Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1938. Hardcover, 2 volumes in slipcase. Fifth printing. Both volumes in this copy are SIGNED by the author in green ink on blank pages following the cover. The signatures are clean and distinct. See photos! Both volumes are in nice condition. They have shiny black boards, gilt lettering on the spine and an embossed title on the covers. The name of a prior owner is written on front endpaper of each book and dated 3/24/41, but the writing is small and not very noticeable against the decoration on that page (a stylized pattern featuring the famous Knopf borzoi). There is a seam split on the page where Mann signed volume 1, as shown in photo. The slipcase is worn, with separations at the top and bottom of the spine. There is also a stain on the top of the slipcase and the same prior owner wrote his name there as well. Joseph in Egypt is the third part of the tetralogy Joseph and His Brothers, an epic novel written over a period of sixteen years that is one of Mann's largest and most significant works.The tetralogy retells the familiar stories of Genesis, from Jacob to Joseph, setting it in the historical context of the Amarna Period. Mann considered it his greatest work. Writing in The New Yorker, Clifton Fadiman called Joseph in Egypt "a masterpiece ... at once contemporary and classic." Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer. When Hitler came to power in 1933, Mann fled to Switzerland. When World War II broke out in 1939, Mann moved to the United States, then returned to Switzerland in 1952. Mann is one of the best-known exponents of the so-called Exilliteratur, German literature written in exile by those who opposed the Hitler regime. Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, principally in recognition of his popular achievement with the epic Buddenbrooks (1901), The Magic Mountain (1924) and his numerous short stories. He was nominated a second time in 1948. Following the Joseph series, Mann's other novels included Lotte in Weimar (1939), Doctor Faustus (1947), and Confessions of Felix Krull (1954), which was unfinished at Mann's death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping upon request. Please LET US KNOW if you’ve purchased multiple items so we can combine.

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