Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann
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"Der Untertan" by Heinrich Mann is a novel written in 1914. It traces the life of Diederich Heßling, a fictional opportunist who climbs the social ladder in Imperial Germany under Wilhelm II. Mann crafts a sharp satire of authoritarian personality types, depicting Heßling as a coward who tyrannizes those below him while eagerly submitting to power above. The novel critiques nationalist fervor and the mentality that would lead to World War I,
contrasting Heßling with Buck, an aging revolutionary witnessing liberalism's collapse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mann, Heinrich, 1871-1950 |
|---|---|
| Title | Der Untertan |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Untertan Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Untertan |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German fiction -- 20th century |
| Subject | Satire, German |
| Subject | Germany -- Politics and government -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 38126 |
| Release Date | Nov 24, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 15138 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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