Project Gutenberg 2022-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 109 Mann, Thomas 1875 1955 Mann, Paul Thomas Thomas, Paul Siegberg, Siiri 1890 1940 Buddenbrookit 2: Erään suvun rappeutumistarina $aFinland :$bWSOY,$c1925. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddenbrooks Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen "Buddenbrookit II: Erään suvun rappeutumistarina" by Thomas Mann is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the decline of the Buddenbrook family, focusing particularly on significant family events and gatherings that reflect their complex social dynamics and the pressures of maintaining legacy and status. The book intricately weaves together the lives of characters within the Buddenbrook family, especially emphasizing the themes of hope, tradition, and the inevitable passage of time. At the start of the novel, there is a celebratory atmosphere surrounding the baptism of the newest family member, Johann Buddenbrook. The scene is filled with family members gathering in the opulent home of the Buddenbrooks, showcasing their affluent lifestyle and societal stature. We are introduced to various characters, including the elderly Kaspar Överdieck, representing the family’s connections, and Gerda Buddenbrook, who is portrayed as a supportive and nurturing figure. The opening sets the stage for discussions about legacy and family expectations, highlighting both the joy and underlying pressures that accompany such significant familial milestones, foreshadowing the themes of decline and the burden of legacy that will be explored throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220811085236mann 1925 FI Reading ease score: 39.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Germany -- Fiction Domestic fiction Families -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 785779 2025-06-27T11:44:39.124119 text/html 785594 785601 2024-12-28T13:05:43.077369 2023-09-29T13:29:22.167466 text/html text/html 387651 2025-06-27T11:44:48.714181 application/epub+zip 400038 2025-06-27T11:44:42.502190 application/epub+zip 381330 2025-06-27T11:44:41.221108 application/epub+zip 726300 2025-06-27T11:44:53.906075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685137 2025-06-27T11:44:47.897093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 746099 2025-06-27T11:44:38.641126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 745713 2022-12-21T16:47:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18003 2025-06-27T11:44:54.039051 application/rdf+xml 18320 2025-06-27T11:44:41.721121 image/jpeg 3791 2025-06-27T11:44:41.471114 image/jpeg 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11 application/octet-stream 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11 application/octet-stream 287287 2022-12-21T16:47:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 382492 2025-06-27T11:44:39.187165 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia