Bermann-Fischer, 1949. 7 3/4" x 5", 204 pages. First Edition. Original flexible cloth boards and dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front fly leaf. Despite the subtitle here, this is not a novel, but, instead, a discursive autobiographical essay, written during the creation of the work referred to in the title. Specifically, it covers the period of Mann's creative work from January of 1943 to the appearance of the famous "Doktor Faustus" in 1947. The inscription here reads (in German): "To George Marek/ this intimate little book/ as a 'guest-gift'/ Pacific Palisades/ 8 Nov. 1950/ Thomas Mann."
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