Mature
Audio only
The Thomas Mann Collection
Magic Mountain, Buddenbrooks, and Death in VeniceBy Thomas MannNarrated by Peter Noble
Length70h 46m
About this audiobook
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
The Thomas Mann Collection comprises unabridged recordings of three of the author's greatest works, where intellect wrestles with emotion and tradition collides with modernity to examine the human condition across time and culture.
The titles included here are:
The Magic Mountain
(1924):
Hans Castorp, a young German engineer, arrives at a luxurious Alpine sanatorium to visit his ailing cousin, but what begins as a brief stay stretches into seven years, as he becomes immersed in a world of illness, introspection, and intellectual debate. With Europe on the brink of catastrophe, Castorp's journey becomes a profound meditation on the human condition.
Buddenbrooks
(1901): Drawing on Mann's own experience as the son of a wealthy merchant in 19th-century Lübeck, his début novel follows four generations of Buddenbrooks as they struggle to maintain the family business in the face of the advent of modernity. The story paints a vivid portrait of bourgeois life, spiritual decay, and the quiet erosion of tradition.
Death in Venice
(1912): This masterful meditation on art, desire, and the fatal allure of beauty follows ageing writer, Gustav von Aschenbach, to Venice in pursuit of artistic inspiration – where he becomes consumed by an obsessive love that leads him into a tragic spiral of longing and loss.
Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was a renowned German novelist, short story writer, and essayist, celebrated for his exploration of complex themes, his profound psychological insight, and critique of bourgeois society.
Born into a wealthy trading family, he studied law and economics before turning to writing and had his major breakthrough with
Buddenbrooks, which depicts the decline of a bourgeois family. International acclaim came with the publication of
The Magic Mountain (1924), a philosophical novel set in a sanatorium that explores themes such as life, death, time and ideological conflict. His other notable works include
Death in Venice (1912) and
Doktor Faustus (1947). In 1929, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his significant contributions to German literature.
Mann was politically active against fascism, leading him to leave Germany in 1933 due to the rise of the Nazi regime. He lived in Switzerland and later in the United States during World War II. Despite the challenges, he continued to write and became a prominent voice against totalitarianism.
This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual sections.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length70 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byPeter Noble
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Tonio KrögerThomas Mann2h 17m$2 · $0.00
Death in VeniceThomas Mann4h 24m$2 · $0.00
The Magic Mountain (Summarized Edition)Thomas Mann8h 9m$2
Joseph in Egypt (Vol. 1)Thomas Mann11h 46m$1 · $0.00
Der kleine Herr FriedemannThomas Mann5h 9m$1 · $0.00
Bashan and IThomas Mann5h 17m$2 · $0.00
Buddenbrookit 1: Erään suvun rappeutumistarinaThomas Mann13h 19m$1 · $0.00
Death in VeniceThomas Mann2h 39m$2 · $0.00
Death in VeniceThomas Mann1h 16m$2 · $0.00
Joseph in Egypt (Vol. 1)Thomas Mann11h 46m$2 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: Novellen & ErzählungenThomas Mann38h 24m$2 · $0.00
Der ErwählteThomas Mann9h 52m$2 · $0.00
The Magic MountainThomas Mann36h 27m$2 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: Gladius DeiThomas Mann44m$1 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: EnttäuschungThomas Mann16m$1 · $0.00
BuddenbrooksThomas Mann28h 38m$12 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: Der TodThomas Mann17m$1 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: VisionThomas Mann6m$1 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: Ein GlückThomas Mann33m$6 · $0.00
Thomas Mann: Tonio KrögerThomas Mann2h 47m$9 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0.00
Charles Dickens: Complete WorksCharles Dickens814h 50m$2 · $0.00
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate CollectionArthur Conan Doyle59h 49m$5 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Novels, Short Stories and Autobiographical WritingsFyodor Dostoyevsky271h 27m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 55m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime)F. Scott Fitzgerald87h 53m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain416h 24m$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen & Brontë SistersCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë, Jane Austen204h 24m$2 · $0.00
Louisa May Alcott: 16 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)Louisa May Alcott141h 35m$2 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Complete Works of Oscar WildeOscar Wilde80h 38m$1 · $0.00
The Count of Monte Cristo + The Three Musketeers + The Man in the Iron Mask (3 Unabridged Classics)Alexandre Dumas100h 13m$2 · $0.00
Betty Crocker picture cooky bookBetty Crocker, Inc. General Mills2h 13m$2 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
Richard Wagamese SelectedRichard Wagamese3h 14m$15
Shōgun, Part OneJames Clavell24h 19m$35
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt8h 40m$1 · $0.00
Pathways to LightPrakash Amte7h 6m$8
Ethic IIAshley Antoinette9h 1m$20
RiversnowTess Thompson8h 11m$20
Supreme ClienteleAshley & JaQuavis8h 58m$20
Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer’s World, Book 1Seth Ring14h 7m$27
Hell Divers XII: HeroesNicholas Sansbury Smith13h 18m$27
EmberJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 58m$23
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Unabridged)Jane Austen88h 8m$1 · $0.00
Beyond Temptation & Risky PleasuresBrenda Jackson10h 53m$24 · $0.00
Shōgun, Part TwoJames Clavell29h 16m$40
Showdown in the Big EasyCharles Tillman, Michael Anderle, Martha Carr7h 37m$23
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
Naughty 4Brenda Hampton7h 30m$17
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
The DopemanJaQuavis Coleman5h 25m$20
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate CollectionArthur Conan Doyle59h 49m$5 · $0.00
My Favorite Husband, Vol. 1Hollywood 360, CBS Radio5h 40m$14
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m$29 · $0.00
Grand Opening 2Carl Weber9h 16m$20
Sons of Valor II: Violence of ActionBrian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson12h 34m$23
Malevolent MagicMildred Abbott7h 13m$17
You may also like
THREE LIVES (Modern Classics Series)Gertrude Stein8h 42m$2 · $0.00
RedeemedMrs. George Sheldon Downs7h 23m$1 · $0.00
Mary Russell Mitford: The Tragedy Of A Blue StockingWilliam James Roberts9h 50m$2.30
The Collection PlateKendra Allen1h 2m$13 · $0.00
Collected Letters of F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald21h 40m$2 · $0.00
Three LivesGertrude Stein8h 41m$2.30
Joseph and His FriendBayard Taylor12h 13m$2 · $0.00
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want ItMaile Meloy5h 10m$14 · $0.00
Mrs. Spring FragranceSui Sin Far6h 54m$2 · $0.00
Love And Other BattlesTess Woods10h 9m$29 · $0.00
The Best of Katherine MansfieldKatherine Mansfield10h 24m$20
Flim-Flam ManJennifer Vogel8h 2m$20
The Mountain LionJean Stafford6h 58m$17 · $0.00
Eugene PickeringHenry James1h 59m$2 · $0.00
So Hard to SayAlex Sanchez5h 8m$20
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. IllustratedCharles Dickens19h 32m$2 · $0.00
The Garden Party and Other StoriesKatherine Mansfield6h 28m$2.30
Another Day in the Death of AmericaGary Younge10h 27m$20 · $0.00
Iolanthe's WeddingHermann Sudermann3h 33m$1 · $0.00
The Language of StarsLouise Hawes10h 5m$23 · $0.00