Klaus Mann
German author and the eldest son of Thomas Mann. His novel Mephisto, a roman a clef about an actor who accommodates the Nazi regime, is one of the most important fictional responses to the Third Reich.
Works
- MephistoBiographical novel of actor's complicity with Nazi regime
- The VolcanoHistorical novel set during German exile period after Nazi rise
- AlexanderHistorical novel of Alexander the Great's life and conquests
- Pathetic SymphonyNovel based on life and death of Russian composer Tchaikovsky
- The Pious DanceNovel exploring dance, performance, and artistic transgression