Buddenbrooks
American novelist, 1875–1955.
Buddenbrooks is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, translated from German.
In family saga
On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Thomas Mann
- First published
- 1901
- Length
- 656 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from German
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Family saga, Class and society
Is Buddenbrooks worth reading?
2 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it: Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 83 | See the list |
Best edition of Buddenbrooks
The edition we link to is the OUP Oxford paperback (2026), 656 pages, translated by Mike Mitchell.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford (paperback, 2026)
- Pages
- 656
- Translator
- Mike Mitchell
- ISBN
- 9780198843238
How critics and readers rate Buddenbrooks
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 32% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Buddenbrooks
If you liked Buddenbrooks, try The Magic Mountain, Middlemarch or Great Expectations.
