Thomas Mann vs. Leo Tolstoy

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Thomas Mann

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Literature

United States

Thomas Mann was a German novelist and essayist renowned for works such as 'Buddenbrooks' and 'Death in Venice', and he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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"I stand between two worlds, am at home in neither, and in consequence have rather a hard time of it. You artists call me a commoner, and commoners feel tempted …"

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Leo Tolstoy

1828 – 1910

Literature

Russian Empire

literary realism

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

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"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."

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