LEADER 04348nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910786352303321 005 20230821134518.0 010 $a1-283-74249-7 010 $a0-226-88674-3 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226886749 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276644 035 $a(EBL)1058525 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756010 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12349899 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756010 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750307 035 $a(PQKB)11047063 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1058525 035 $a(DE-B1597)523289 035 $a(OCoLC)854969430 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226886749 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1058525 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623026 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL405499 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276644 100 $a20070518d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn the shadow of the magic mountain$b[electronic resource] $ethe Erika and Klaus Mann story /$fAndrea Weiss 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-88672-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aKindertheater -- Journey without sleep -- The lights go down -- Pathetic symphony -- Escape to life -- The turning point -- The last day -- Rainy night, windy morrow. 330 $aThomas Mann's two eldest children, Erika and Klaus, were unconventional, rebellious, and fiercely devoted to each other. Empowered by their close bond, they espoused vehemently anti-Nazi views in a Europe swept up in fascism and were openly, even defiantly, gay in an age of secrecy and repression. Although their father's fame has unfairly overshadowed their legacy, Erika and Klaus were serious authors, performance artists before the medium existed, and political visionaries whose searing essays and lectures are still relevant today. And, as Andrea Weiss reveals in this dual biography, their story offers a fascinating view of the literary and intellectual life, political turmoil, and shifting sexual mores of their times. In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain begins with an account of the make-believe world the Manns created together as children-an early sign of their talents as well as the intensity of their relationship. Weiss documents the lifelong artistic collaboration that followed, showing how, as the Nazis took power, Erika and Klaus infused their work with a shared sense of political commitment. Their views earned them exile, and after escaping Germany they eventually moved to the United States, where both served as members of the U.S. armed forces. Abroad, they enjoyed a wide circle of famous friends, including Andre Gide, Christopher Isherwood, Jean Cocteau, and W. H. Auden, whom Erika married in 1935. But the demands of life in exile, Klaus's heroin addiction, and Erika's new allegiance to their father strained their mutual devotion, and in 1949 Klaus committed suicide. Beautiful never-before-seen photographs illustrate Weiss's riveting tale of two brave nonconformists whose dramatic lives open up new perspectives on the history of the twentieth century. 606 $aAuthors, German$y20th century$vBiography$9lat$2NLI 606 $aWomen authors, German$y20th century$vBiography$9lat$2NLI 606 $aArtists$zGermany$vBiography$9lat$2NLI 606 $aExpatriate artists$vBiography$9lat$2NLI 610 $aerika, klaus, mann, history, historical, thomas, children, childhood, growing up, coming of age, family, familial, siblings, father, fatherhood, parenting, biography, biographical, rebellion, rebellious, relationships, nazi, fascism, activism, activist, protest, repression, performance, art, artistic, political, politics, academic, scholarly, research, wwii, wartime, contemporary, modern. 615 7$aAuthors, German 615 7$aWomen authors, German 615 7$aArtists 615 7$aExpatriate artists 676 $a838/.91209 676 $aB 700 $aWeiss$b Andrea$01569984 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786352303321 996 $aIn the shadow of the magic mountain$93843321 997 $aUNINA