Lot 708
Mann, Thomas (1875-1955) German novelist and critic, one of the foremost figures in 20th century literature; he won the Nobel Prize in 1929. Mann emigrated to the United States in 1939, where he taught at Princeton University, then in 1942, he moved to Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles), California, where some of Europe's most celebrated artists and intellectuals passed the war years. Mann became an American citizen in 1944; he returned to Europe in 1952 but never lived in Germany again.
Autograph manuscript signed, 2 separate pages, 10 x 8", no place, no date. Several tears to the two pages have been archivally repaired. Above his signature, Mann wrote: "('The Magic Mountain' / Chapter: Snow)". The quotation begins with: "I hereby declare that I have a prescriptive right to lie here and dream these dreams," and ends with "For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts. - And with this I awake."
Mann created this manuscript from the chapter "Snow" from The Magic Mountain for the U.S. Treas. Dept. to aid the War Financing Campaign in World War II." Accompanied by a copy of The Magic Mountain.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex Mel Smith Collection.
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