Buddenbrooks

1901 novel by Thomas Mann
VisualArtwork literary_work Q326909
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Buddenbrooks is a visual artwork classified as a family saga, period novel, bildungsroman, social fiction, saga, and roman à clef [1]. It draws influence from Georg Brandes, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, the Goncourt brothers, and Gustave Flaubert, along with two additional unnamed sources [1]. The work integrates these literary influences into its narrative structure and thematic depth, reflecting the conventions of its multiple genres [1][1]. Its composition and thematic focus are shaped by the traditions of 19th-century European realism and social critique [1].

Buddenbrooks

Summary

Buddenbrooks is a literary work[1]. Buddenbrooks ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buddenbrooks authored Thomas Mann[3].
  • Buddenbrooks's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Buddenbrooks was published by S. Fischer Verlag[5].
  • Buddenbrooks's genre is family saga[6].
  • Buddenbrooks's genre is period novel[7].
  • Buddenbrooks's genre is bildungsroman[8].
  • Buddenbrooks's genre is social fiction[9].
  • Buddenbrooks's genre is saga[10].
  • Buddenbrooks's genre is roman à clef[11].
  • Buddenbrooks's depicts is recorded as Revolutions of 1848 in the German states[12].
  • Buddenbrooks's depicts is recorded as Reaktionsära[13].
  • Buddenbrooks's depicts is recorded as Zollverein[14].
  • Buddenbrooks's depicts is recorded as Germany Unification War[15].
  • Buddenbrooks's Commons category is recorded as Buddenbrooks[16].
  • Buddenbrooks's language of work or name is recorded as German[17].
  • Buddenbrooks's country of origin is recorded as German Reich[18].
  • Buddenbrooks was published on 1901[19].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Thomas Buddenbrook[20].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Antonie Buddenbrook[21].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Christian Buddenbrook[22].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Consul Johann Buddenbrook[23].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Elisabeth Buddenbrook[24].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Gerda Buddenbrook[25].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Bendix Grünlich[26].
  • Buddenbrooks's characters is recorded as Alois Permaneder[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Buddenbrooks authored Thomas Mann[3]. Buddenbrooks was published by S. Fischer Verlag[5].

Publication

Buddenbrooks was released on 1901[19]. Buddenbrooks's language of work or name is recorded as German[17]. Genres include family saga[6], period novel[7], bildungsroman[8], social fiction[9], saga[10], and roman à clef[11].

Why It Matters

Buddenbrooks ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month).[2] Buddenbrooks has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Buddenbrooks is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Buddenbrooks-Handbuch (1988 Alfred Kröner ed.). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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