"Tobias Mindernickel" is an early short story by Thomas Mann. Written in 1897, while Mann was living in Rome with his elder brother Heinrich it was first published in January 1898 in the German literary magazine Neue Deutsche Rundschau. It has subsequently appeared in several anthologies of Mann's short stories and novellas.
| "Tobias Mindernickel" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Thomas Mann | |
 Thomas Mann in 1900, two years after the publication of "Tobias Mindernickel" | |
| Language | German |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Neue Deutsche Rundschau |
| Publication date | January 1898 |
English translations
edit- H. T. Lowe-Porter, published in Stories of Three Decades (Alfred Knopf, 1936)
- Joachim Neugroschel, published in Death in Venice and Other Stories (Penguin, 1998)
- Jefferson S. Chase, published in Death in Venice and Other Stories (Signet, 1999).[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Mundt, Hannelore (2004). Understanding Thomas Mann. p. 35. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 1570035377
- ^ Lehnert, Herbert (2004). A Companion to the Works of Thomas Mann. pp. 38–39. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 1571132198
External links
edit- Complete English translation by Jefferson Chase on the official website of Penguin Books
- Bjorklund, Beth (1978) "Thomas Mann's “Tobias Mindernickel” in Light of Sartre's 'Being-for-Others'". Studies in 20th Century Literature, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Article 2.
 | This article about a short story (or stories) published in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |