The Loyal Subject

Name: The Loyal Subject
Author: Heinrich Mann

by Heinrich Mann

Satirical novel of ambitious military officer and power obsession

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Heinrich Mann

German author and older brother of Thomas Mann whose satirical novels attacked German imperialism, nationalism, and bourgeois philistinism. Professor Unrat (The Blue Angel) and The Loyal Subject are his most celebrated works.

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