{"product_id":"the-black-swan-by-thomas-mann","title":"The Black Swan","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Thomas Mann\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Nina Pelikan Straus\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Willard R. Trask\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eThe Black Swan\u003c\/em\u003e Thomas Mann returns to the compact dimensions and to the subject matter of \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e (transposed into heterosexual terms)—the infatuation of an aging person for a young one. . . . A provocative addition to Mann's writings.\"—C. J. Rolo, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Mann's bold and disturbing novella, written in 1952, is the feminine counterpart of his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e. Written from the point of view of a woman in what we might now call mid-life crisis, \u003cem\u003eThe Black Swan\u003c\/em\u003e evinces Mann's mastery of psychological analysis and his compelling interest in the intersection of the physical and the spiritual in human behavior. It is startlingly relevant to current discussions of the politics of the body, male inscriptions of the feminine, and discourse about and of women. The new introduction places this dramatic novella in the context of contemporary feminist and literary concerns, bringing it to the attention of a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e155 pages\u003cbr\u003eCalifornia University Press, 1990\u003cbr\u003eOriginally Published in 1953\u003cbr\u003e5.2 x 0.4 x 7.3 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780520070097\u003cbr\u003ePsychological Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":263521166,"sku":"9780520070097","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/The-Black-Swan_Thomas-Mann.jpg?v=1590777277","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-black-swan-by-thomas-mann","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}