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Heinrich Mann
1871–1950
A sharp, fearless voice in German literature, this novelist used satire and social criticism to challenge power, hypocrisy, and blind obedience. He is especially remembered for works like Professor Unrat—later adapted as The Blue Angel—and The Loyal Subject.
13 Audiobooks
Der Vater
by Heinrich Mann
Der Untertan
by Heinrich Mann
Flaubert und die Herkunft des modernen Romans
by Heinrich Mann
Professor Unrat, oder, Das Ende eines Tyrannen
by Heinrich Mann
Alamainen: Romaani
by Heinrich Mann
Zwischen den Rassen: Roman
by Heinrich Mann
Die Tote und andere Novellen
by Heinrich Mann
Die Ehrgeizige: Novelle
by Heinrich Mann
Mnais und Ginevra
by Heinrich Mann
Die kleine Stadt: Roman
by Heinrich Mann
Flöten und Dolche: Novellen
by Heinrich Mann
Die Armen: Ein Roman
by Heinrich Mann
Ronda tanár ur (regény)
by Heinrich Mann
About the author
Born in Lübeck in 1871, Heinrich Mann became one of Germany's best-known socially engaged writers. He was the older brother of Thomas Mann, but his own path was distinct: his fiction is known for its political edge, vivid satire, and strong interest in the tensions between authority and individual freedom.
His most famous books include Professor Unrat (1905) and Der Untertan—often translated as The Loyal Subject—a biting portrait of authoritarian society in imperial Germany. His work often examined the habits of power, the weakness of conformism, and the damage done when public life is ruled by vanity or fear.
After the Nazi rise to power, he went into exile, living in France and later in the United States. He died in Santa Monica, California, in 1950, leaving behind a body of work that still feels strikingly modern in its suspicion of political posturing and unthinking loyalty.