Project Gutenberg 2024-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 298 Mann, Thomas 1875 1955 Mann, Paul Thomas Thomas, Paul Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Helen Tracy) 1876 1963 Lowe-Porter, Helen Tracy Porter-Lowe, H. T. (Helen Tracy) Buddenbrooks, volume 2 of 2 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf, $c1924, reprint 1927. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddenbrooks Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Buddenbrooks, Volume 2 of 2" by Thomas Mann is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the fortunes of the Buddenbrook family, a prosperous merchant family in Lübeck, as they navigate personal and societal challenges across generations. The story delves deeply into themes of family, decline, and the impact of changing societal norms on traditional values. The opening of the novel introduces a lively christening event in the Buddenbrook household, celebrating the birth of Thomas Buddenbrook's son, Johann. The family gathers in a festive atmosphere filled with warmth, delicious treats, and various relatives. Amid the celebration, we see glimpses of familial dynamics, including the proud mother, Gerda, and the younger generation, while hints of underlying tensions among family members begin to emerge. The subsequent interactions also establish the tone for the family's continuing struggles with tradition, identity, and personal crises as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200527023448mann 1924 US Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Germany -- Fiction Domestic fiction Families -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 729455 2025-07-29T04:15:40.099595 text/html 704407 2025-03-29T09:31:26 text/html 514037 2025-07-29T04:15:49.040527 application/epub+zip 512818 2025-07-29T04:15:41.487612 application/epub+zip 421617 2025-07-29T04:15:40.791625 application/epub+zip 775235 2025-07-29T04:15:55.155500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721558 2025-07-29T04:15:48.409546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685022 2025-07-29T04:15:39.056639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665000 2025-03-29T09:31:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18670 2025-07-29T04:15:55.312502 application/rdf+xml 8703 2025-07-29T04:15:40.999598 image/jpeg 1641 2025-07-29T04:15:40.891573 image/jpeg 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11.037382 application/octet-stream 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11.037382 application/octet-stream 496267 2025-07-29T04:15:40.165620 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia