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Thought that can merge wholly into feeling, feeling that can merge wholly into thought - these are the artist's highest joy.
Thomas Mann
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Thomas Mann
Age: 80 †
Born: 1875
Born: June 6
Died: 1955
Died: August 12
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Essayist
Novelist
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Social Critic
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Hanseatic City of Lübeck
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