„Ich bin kein Kommunist und bin nie einer gewesen“: Klaus Manns Auseinandersetzung mit dem Kommunismus

Klaus Mann (1906–1949) belonged to generation influenced by the two World Wars, burgeoning communism, and rising nationalism. Political component in his work is very strongly articulated not only novels essays, but also autobiographical work. This emphasises fascination times he lived, most of all it expresses own involvement fighting evil which eyes were represented Hitler Nazism. In Mann’s communism was solely as a political system, rather an ally personal crusade. literature there often question asked whether communist or ideologist whose majority opinions line with ideological assumptions values system. Despite clear declarations author himself, worth look into inner development: from through growing distance eventually disappointment resulted detaching himself ideas.