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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
Jan 1, 2015 · Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years. Thomas Mann. 3.83. 4,996 ratings307 reviews. Thomas Mann's final novel recounts the strange and entranced career of the gifted swindler, Felix Krull, through his childhood and early manhood.
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- Paperback
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.
Apr 1, 1992 · This book recounts his early years, from early childhood, through his ingenious method of avoiding being drafted into the army, to his initial jobs. He avoids the army by appearing too eager to join, thus inducing suspicion regarding his mental stability.
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- Thomas Mann
Mar 31, 1992 · Paperback – March 31, 1992. Recounts the enchanted career of the con man extraordinaire Felix Krull--a man unhampered by the moral precepts that govern the conduct of ordinary people. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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- Thomas Mann
- $16.9
- Vintage
Aus dem malerischen Rheingau gebürtig muss Felix aber miterleben, wie sein „armer Vater“ als Sekthersteller in den Ruin treibt, von eigener Hand aus dem Leben scheidet, sodass Felix „an der erkaltenden Hülle seines Erzeugers (stand) und (…) ihm reichlich den Zoll der Tränen (entrichtete).“
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His last unfinished work is The Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man (1954), a brilliantly ironic story about a nineteenth-century swindler. An avowed anti-Nazi, Mann left...