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WALTER DELABAR and BODO PLACHTA introduce an exploration of Thomas Mann's life and work (1875-1955). ANDREAS BLÖDORN reflects on themes of decay and memory in "Buddenbrooks." WIEBKE KOHLWES examines the interplay of art and religion in Mann's early essays. ERHARD SCHÜTZ discusses media prominence in "Königliche Hoheit." FRIEDERIKE VON SCHWERIN-HIGH contrasts present, history, and emotion in "Unordnung und frühes Leid." JEFFREY L. HIGH analyzes Mann's self-explanation through Aschenbach in "Der Tod in Venedig." DIETER HEIMBÖCKEL critiques Mann's unpolitical reflections. WALTER DELABAR questions the fate of mediocre heroes in "Zauberberg." PIA KARST investigates the reasons behind the Nobel Prize and the popularity of "Buddenbrooks." EVELYN BUKOWSKI delves into Jewish storytelling and myth in the "Joseph-Romanen." LÉON HANSSEN highlights Mann's significance alongside Menno ter Braak. PHILIPP GUT discusses the controversy surrounding Mann and 'inner emigration.' DIRK VAN HULLE explores the insights in "Doktor Faustus." NICHOLAS MARTIN reflects on Mann's engagement with Nietzsche. VOLKMAR HANSEN presents a 1953 radio interview. MAREN ERMISCH identifies autobiographical elements in "Felix Krull." SILKE GROTHUES interprets "Der Erwählte" as an ironic reference to Mann's oeuvre. BERND HAMACHER analyzes "Die Betrogene" in relation to Goethe. JOËL GISKES provides a bibliography on Thomas Mann research from 1980-2004.