German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Known for highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novel...
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German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Known for highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas that explore the psychology of the artist and intellectual. Influenced by Goethe, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer.