In 2001, Gilbert Adair's study, Inspiration for "Death in Venice"—The Real Tadzio 1900-1962, was published. Adair examines the life of Wladyslaw Moes, the person on whom Mann based his character Tadzio.
German writer Herman Hesse was a good friend of Mann. His novel Siddhartha (1922), the story of the Buddha's quest for enlightenment, reflects Hesse's interest in Indian philosophy and culture.
In Buddenbrooks, a semi-autobiographical family saga published in 1901,.....
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