Tonio Kröger
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Main Ideas
- Conflict between artistic and bourgeois life: Tonio Kröger, the protagonist, experiences an internal conflict between his artistic calling and the bourgeois values inherited from his family.
- Search for identity: Tonio Kröger tries to find his place in the world, balancing between two opposing realms—the world of art and the world of everyday life.
- Love and alienation: Tonio experiences complex feelings of love and alienation towards people from his past, reflecting his inner contradictions and quest for harmony.
- Nostalgia and memories: Memories of childhood and youth play a crucial role in the book, helping Tonio make sense of his life and understand himself.
- Idealization and reality: Tonio Kröger idealizes the past and people from his past but faces a reality that does not always meet his expectations.
Date of publication: 30 September 2024
———Tonio Kröger
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Genre: Classical literature