Ausschnitt aus: PARIS, FRANCE: German writer Thomas Mann (C-1875-1955) autographs his book 'Doctor Faustus' (wrote in 1947) 11 May 1951 at a bookstore in Paris. At his left, his wife. Mann, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929, wrote his early masterpiece 'Buddenbrooks' in 1901, tracing the decline of a family over four generations. He produced several short stories and novellas, such as 'Der Tod in Venedig (1913, Death in Venice), then he wrote 'Der Zauberberg' (1924, The Magic Mountain). (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)