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Joseph and His Brothers (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) (Hardcover)

by Thomas Mann (Author), John E. Woods (Introduction, Translator)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 1536 pages
  • Publisher: Everyman's Library; New edition edition (10 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857152875
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857152876
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.6 x 5.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 72,864 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts - The Stories of Jacob, The Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt and Joseph the Provider - as a unified narrative, a 'mythological novel' of Joseph's fall into slavery and his rise to be lord over Egypt. The result, twelve years in the writing, is a brilliant amalgam of humour, emotion, psychological insight and epic grandeur. Now the award-winning translator John E. Woods gives us a definitive new English version of Joseph and His Brothers that is worthy of Mann's achievement. Woods strips away the heavy, awkward, 'biblical' diction of the original translator to reveal the novel's exuberant polyphony of ancient and modern voices, a rich music that is by turns elegant, coarse and sublime.

About the Author
John E. Woods is the award-winning translator of Mann's Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain and Doctor Faustus.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, 4 Jun 2008
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Amazing how from a short episode in the bible Mann managed to conjure this wonderful, rich story. Beautiful writing, masterful storytelling, absorbing characters: this book has it all. A great classic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The soul of the God revealed, 17 Oct 2001
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In Doctor Faustus, Thomas Mann reached to the bottom of the German soul. In Joseph and his brothers he did the same in respect of the God and his chosen people - the Jews.
Fortunately, the result is much brighter and more optimistic.
Most delightfull book to read.
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