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Title: Königliche Hoheit: Roman
Note: Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Königliche Hoheit: Roman" by Thomas Mann is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story immerses readers in the opulent yet troubled world of a European princely family, specifically focusing on Klaus Heinrich, the younger brother of the Grand Duke, as he navigates the complexities of royal life and familial expectations. Mann explores themes of duty, identity, and the burdens that come with nobility against the backdrop of a slowly deteriorating monarchy. The opening of the novel introduces a scene on Albrechtsstraße, where the atmosphere is pedestrian yet tinged with the weight of the aristocracy's presence. We first meet Klaus Heinrich, a young man who defined his existence in the grand shadow of his royal duties, moving through a bustling city yet feeling disconnected and alone. As news arrives of the birth of a new royal child, the story begins to shift towards the implications of royal lineage, duty, and the emotional struggles of the characters involved, particularly as uncertainties around the new infant's health emerge. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a complex exploration of the intersection between personal desires and public expectations within a royal context. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955
EBook No.: 35328
Published: Feb 19, 2011
Downloads: 149
Language: German
Subject: Germany -- Fiction
Subject: Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
Subject: German fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: Königliche Hoheit: Roman
Note: Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Jana Srna, Juliet Sutherland, Norbert H. Langkau
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Königliche Hoheit: Roman" by Thomas Mann is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story immerses readers in the opulent yet troubled world of a European princely family, specifically focusing on Klaus Heinrich, the younger brother of the Grand Duke, as he navigates the complexities of royal life and familial expectations. Mann explores themes of duty, identity, and the burdens that come with nobility against the backdrop of a slowly deteriorating monarchy. The opening of the novel introduces a scene on Albrechtsstraße, where the atmosphere is pedestrian yet tinged with the weight of the aristocracy's presence. We first meet Klaus Heinrich, a young man who defined his existence in the grand shadow of his royal duties, moving through a bustling city yet feeling disconnected and alone. As news arrives of the birth of a new royal child, the story begins to shift towards the implications of royal lineage, duty, and the emotional struggles of the characters involved, particularly as uncertainties around the new infant's health emerge. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a complex exploration of the intersection between personal desires and public expectations within a royal context. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955
EBook No.: 35328
Published: Feb 19, 2011
Downloads: 149
Language: German
Subject: Germany -- Fiction
Subject: Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
Subject: German fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.