Quote by: Thomas Mann

Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I heard my family called decent.

Thomas Mann

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Author Bio

  • NameThomas Mann
  • DescriptionGerman novelist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate
  • AliasesThomas Mann
  • BornJune 6, 1875
  • DiedAugust 12, 1955
  • CountryGerman Empire; Weimar Republic; United States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Essayist; Autobiographer; Short Story Writer; Social Critic; Diarist
  • WorksBuddenbrooks; The Magic Mountain; Death In Venice; Joseph And His Brothers; Lotte In Weimar: The Beloved Returns
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Goethe Prize; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science