Background
Mann, Klaus was born on November 18, 1906 in Munich, Germany. Son of Thomas (author) and Katja (Pringsheim) M.
Mann, Klaus was born on November 18, 1906 in Munich, Germany. Son of Thomas (author) and Katja (Pringsheim) M.
Student Heidelberg U.
Came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, September 1943. First book published in Germany, 1925. Novelist, playwright, actor, critic, journalist in Germany, to 1933.
Actively opposed Hitlerism and expatriated by Nazis, 1934.
Editor refugee magazine Die Sammlung, Amsterdam, 1933-1935. Writer and lecturer, United States since 1936.
Editor literature review, Decision, New York City, January 1941-February 1942.
Served in the United States Army, December 1942-October 1945. Member International PEN