Joseph and his Brothers

Thomas Mann

Original title: Joseph und seine Brüder

first published 1934 Fischer Taschenbuch, 1971 466 pages

Gesammelte Werke in Einzelbänden. Frankfurter Ausgabe

This remarkable new translation of the Nobel Prize-winner’s great masterpiece is a major literary event. Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts–The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider–as a unified narrative, a “mythological novel” of Joseph’s fall into slavery and his rise to be lord over Eg...

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This book in English

H. T. Lowe-Porter 1 printing we hold · 1948 · Knopf
John E. Woods 1 printing we hold · 2005 · Everyman's Library

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Joseph and his Brothers hardcover · 2005 · Everyman's Library · 1492 pages · 9781400040018
Joseph and his brothers edition · 1999 · University of California Press
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1990 · Fischer · 662 pages
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1990 · Fischer · 1818 pages
Joseph and his brothers edition · 1984 · Penguin · 1207 pages
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1983 · Fischer · 644 pages
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1983 · Fischer
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1983 · Fischer
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1983 · Fischer
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1975 · S. Fischer · 1354 pages
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1971 · Fischer Taschenbuch · 466 pages
Joseph und seine Brüder edition · 1971 · Fischer Taschenbuch

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