在20世纪德国文学史上,托马斯·曼被誉为德语文学的火车头,长篇小说创作的大师,在歌德以后德国优秀文化传统的代表。他于1875年6月6日出生在吕贝克城一位经营粮食的富商家里。父亲是德意志帝国的一个独立行政区吕贝克的市议员。母亲出生在巴西,有葡萄牙人的血统。她高雅的风度和出众的美貌,使幼小的儿子对她产生了一种深挚的敬爱之情。她给孩子们读荷马 In the history of German literature in the 20th century, Thomas Mann is regarded as the locomotive of German literature and the master of novels, and represents Germany’s excellent cultural tradition after Goethe. He was born on June 6, 1875, to a wealthy businessman in Lubeck who runs food. His father was a city councilman in Lübeck, an independent administrative region of the German Empire. Mother was born in Brazil, Portuguese blood. Her elegant demeanor and superior beauty make her young son have a deep love for her. She reads Homer to children