Thomas Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm on 10 December 1929.
Sources
- Zauberer der Worte – Thomas Mann (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1929/summary/ (nobelprize.org)
- https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremonies/the-nobel-prize-award-ceremony-1929/ (nobelprize.org)
- https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1929/mann/photo-gallery/?gallery_style=page (nobelprize.org)
- https://www.goethe.de/prj/zei/en/art/26508999.html (goethe.de)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/thomas-mann (ebsco.com)
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