Joseph and His Brothers by Thomas Mann
Joseph and His Brothers

Thomas Mann

1536 pages first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

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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...

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challenging 100%
hopeful 100%
reflective 100%
adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
inspiring 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 100%

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Strong character development?

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