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Klaus Mann was a German writer, translator, screenwriter, and literary critic born in Munich in 1906. He was the son of Thomas Mann and Katia Mann, and his siblings included Monika Mann, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Erika Mann, and Golo Mann. Mann’s literary output included works in the theatre and autobiography genres, with notable titles such as *Mephisto*, *Anja und Esther*, *Der siebente Engel*, *Treffpunkt im Unendlichen*, and *Der Bauchredner*. He was influenced by his father and participated in World War II while serving in the United States Army.
Mann held citizenship in the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and the United States. He resided in Munich, Bavaria, and was involved in the significant event of the Nazi book burnings. He died by suicide due to a drug overdose in Cannes in 1949. His remains are buried in the Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery.
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- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1949
- Works
- 137
Top works
- Mephisto
- Anja und Esther
- Der siebente Engel
- Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
- Der Bauchredner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Klaus
- Family name
- Mann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Place of death
- Cannes
- Father
- Thomas Mann
- Mother
- Katia Mann
- Sibling
- Michael Mann
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- novel
- Genre
- theatre
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Klaus Mann 1944.jpg
- Residence
- Bavaria
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- place of burial
- Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
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- Klaus Mann
- date of birth
- 1906-11-18
- date of death
- 1949-05-21
- manner of death
- Suicide
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- Klaus Mann
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- influenced by
- Thomas Mann
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Klaus Mann
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- WB
- P12674
- Tête du Portail
- unmarried partner
- Pamela Wedekind
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Encyclopedic overview
Klaus Heinrich Thomas Mann (18 November 1906 – 21 May 1949) was a German writer and anti-fascist activist. He was the son of Thomas Mann, a nephew of Heinrich Mann and brother of Erika Mann (with whom he maintained a lifelong close relationship) and Golo Mann.
Klaus moved to the United States to escape Nazism, and after training in counterintelligence as one of the Ritchie Boys, he served in Europe during World War II, becoming one of the first outsiders to witness the horrors of the concentration camps. His books Escape to Life (co-written with his sister Erika Mann), and The Turning Point have attained importance as frequently cited primary documents of the experience of exile undergone by members of the German intelligentsia and arts community who fled the Third Reich. This genre is referred to as Exilliteratur.
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