Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

The Early Years

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$23.00 US
On sale Mar 31, 1992 | 400 Pages | 9780679739043

A rich and entertaining tale in the tradition of Cervantes and Stendahl and one of the great picaresque novels of this century, Confessions of Felix Krull recounts the enchanted career of the con man extraordinaire, Felix Krull, through his childhood and early childhood. The result is a withering commentary on human folly, as well as a delightful, often raucously funny novel of high adventure.
  • WINNER | 1929
    Nobel Prize
Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was from Germany. At the age of 25, he published his first novel, Buddenbrooks. In 1924, The Magic Mountain was published, and five years later, Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Following the rise of the Nazis to power, he left Germany for good in 1933 to live in Switzerland and then in California, where he wrote Doctor Faustus (first published in the United States in 1948).  View titles by Thomas Mann

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A rich and entertaining tale in the tradition of Cervantes and Stendahl and one of the great picaresque novels of this century, Confessions of Felix Krull recounts the enchanted career of the con man extraordinaire, Felix Krull, through his childhood and early childhood. The result is a withering commentary on human folly, as well as a delightful, often raucously funny novel of high adventure.

Awards

  • WINNER | 1929
    Nobel Prize

Author

Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was from Germany. At the age of 25, he published his first novel, Buddenbrooks. In 1924, The Magic Mountain was published, and five years later, Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Following the rise of the Nazis to power, he left Germany for good in 1933 to live in Switzerland and then in California, where he wrote Doctor Faustus (first published in the United States in 1948).  View titles by Thomas Mann

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