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The novel is narrated by the protagonist, an impostor and adventurer named Felix Krull, the son of a ruined Rhineland winemaker. Felix avoids military service and makes his way to France, where he takes a job in a prestigious hotel, first as an elevator operator, then as a waiter.
- Thomas Mann
- 1954
Oct 10, 2022 · After selling his newly obtained riches, Felix acquires independence and begins to lead a double life: During the day he is Armand the hotel employee, while in the evening he is Felix Krull, man about town, a highly gifted and self-promoting confidence trickster.
Jan 1, 2015 · Magic Mountain is overshadowed by the inevitable coming of World War I, Doktor Faustus directly confronts the evils of World War II. Felix Krull takes place in 1895, a time when no one (well, no one but people like Bertha von Suttner), had any inkling of the imminent tragedies of the 20th century.
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Jan 17, 2022 · At his death, he had finished the first part of “Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man,” a novel-length elaboration of his earlier story.
The Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man, novel by Thomas Mann, originally published in German as Die Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull in 1954; the first few chapters were published in 1922 as a short story.
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Felix Krull feigns illness to miss school and escape from military service, and eventually grows into a confidence man. Many analysts and citizens believe that the Constitution, more than 230 years old, is out of touch with contemporary America. We asked five scholars to isolate the problem they’d attack first.
Directed by Detlev Buck and based on the script by Daniel Kehlmann, a clever version was created that focuses more on the dark side of the Belle Epoque around 1900. The charming young man Felix Krull (Jannis Niewöhner) is shown here more as an active part in an exploitation chain.
