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Thomas Mann's 1901 debut novel, Buddenbrooks , chronicles the slow decline of a wealthy German merchant family in Lübeck over four generations. It explores themes of familial, social, and cultural decay while following the transition from a pragmatic, traditional lifestyle to a more artistic, fragile existence. The semi-autobiographical work, often cited as a key factor for the author's 1929 Nobel Prize, is a monumental portrayal of late 19th-century bourgeois life.