Thomas Mann. First U.K. edition, first printing. London: Secker and Warburg, 1954. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. The jacket is wrapped in a mylar protective cover. No writing or markings found in the book, 128 pp. Translated from German by Willard R. Trask.
A stunning novella, set in 1930's Dusseldorf, by the Nobel Prize-winning author of 'Death in Venice', 'Buddenbrooks', 'Magic Mountain' and Doctor Faustus'.
"A bold and disturbing theme pervades this deeply moving and tenderly ironic tale of a strange deception. In it Thomas Mann once again reveals his mastery of psychological analysis and his profound perceptions into the mysterious realm where the physical and the spiritual meet" (taken from DJ of American edition).
