Thomas Mann & Theodor Adorno An Exchange / Ein Astausch Introduction/Einfuhrung Enrique Vila-Matas 100 Notes 100 Thoughts / 100 Notizen 100 Gedanken No. 050 documenta (13)

Series of letters from Thomas Mann to Theodor Adorno relating to Mann’s Doctor Faustus, and with focus on the musical theory expounded in the novel, which was passed on to Mann by Adorno, who himself had acquired it from Arnold Schoenberg – the musical theory in Doctor Faustus was indistinguishable from Schoenberg’s writings on the creation of the 12-tone technique, the musician subsequently accusing Mann of plagiarism and kicking off a fued that would last until Schoenberg’s death; includes a number of facsimile pages from the mss of Doctor Faustus; 100 Notes 100 Thoughts / 100 Notizen 100 Gedanken No. 050 documenta (13); minor stains to rear cover, o.w. Very Good.