Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

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Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann audiobook. Genre: drama Set in the prosperous port city of Lubeck in the 19th century, Buddenbrooks follows four generations of a respected merchant family as they fight to preserve their name, fortune, and standing in a rapidly changing world. At the center are the family patriarchs and heirs who inherit not only a business but a code of duty - and the quiet pressure to sacrifice personal desire for public respectability. As new marriages are arranged, partnerships tested, and rival firms rise, the Buddenbrooks must navigate shifting markets, politics, and social expectations that threaten the stability their ancestors built. Within the family, differing temperaments pull them in opposing directions: practicality versus sensitivity, ambition versus conscience, tradition versus the lure of art and inward life. Thomas Mann traces how private choices echo through boardrooms and drawing rooms alike, revealing the cost of success and the fragility beneath bourgeois certainty. Rich with period detail and psychological insight, this sweeping novel examines legacy, identity, and the slow, intimate drama of a family confronting decline without ever fully admitting it. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 001 (00:16:36) Chapter 002 (00:25:07) Chapter 003 (00:31:11) Chapter 004 (00:44:31) Chapter 005 (00:55:53) Chapter 006 (01:02:06) Chapter 007 (01:07:15) Chapter 008 (01:18:39) Chapter 009 (01:23:10) Chapter 010 (01:36:58) Chapter 011 (01:56:42) Chapter 012 (02:09:46) Chapter 013 (02:18:04) Chapter 014 (02:31:25) Chapter 015 (02:44:22) Chapter 016 (02:54:25) Chapter 017 (03:12:03) Chapter 018 (03:31:20) Chapter 019 (03:48:00) Chapter 020 (03:59:49) Chapter 021 (04:08:36) Chapter 022 (04:26:36) Chapter 023 (04:37:09) Chapter 024 (04:48:47) Chapter 025 (05:05:54) Chapter 026 (05:15:07) Chapter 027 (05:21:37) Chapter 028 (05:33:09) Chapter 029 (05:39:43) Chapter 030 (05:48:16) Chapter 031 (06:01:38) Chapter 032 (06:09:57) Chapter 033 (06:24:08) Chapter 034 (06:34:29) Chapter 035 (07:02:14) Chapter 036 (07:10:07) Chapter 037 (07:19:53) Chapter 038 (07:39:51) Chapter 039 (08:02:17) Chapter 040 (08:22:45) Chapter 041 (08:27:53) Chapter 042 (08:55:46) Chapter 043 (09:08:11) Chapter 044 (09:29:14) Chapter 045 (09:47:45) Chapter 046 (10:06:19) Chapter 047 (10:13:47) Chapter 048 (10:27:29) Chapter 049 (10:35:38) Chapter 050 (10:44:26) Chapter 051 (11:02:22) Chapter 052 (11:16:09) Chapter 053 (11:28:07) Chapter 054 (11:41:33) Chapter 055 (11:59:09) Chapter 056 (12:24:53) Chapter 057 (12:43:13) Chapter 058 (13:17:55) Chapter 059 (13:36:14) Chapter 060 (13:50:02) Chapter 061 (14:09:52) Chapter 062 (14:38:24) Chapter 063 (14:49:37) Chapter 064 (15:09:34) Chapter 065 (15:19:16) Chapter 066 (15:34:17) Chapter 067 (15:46:53) Chapter 068 (16:07:10) Chapter 069 (16:20:26) Chapter 070 (16:30:34) Chapter 071 (16:34:49) Chapter 072 (17:05:17) Chapter 073 (17:26:29) Chapter 074 (17:39:32) Chapter 075 (18:06:05) Chapter 076 (18:48:09) Chapter 077 (19:20:12) Chapter 078 (19:56:15) Chapter 079 (20:23:59) Chapter 080 (20:55:54) Chapter 081 (21:07:45) Chapter 082 (21:38:55) Chapter 083 (22:18:31) Chapter 084 (22:31:28) Chapter 085 (23:09:47) Chapter 086 (23:29:40) Chapter 087 (23:55:13) Chapter 088 Max Character Limit reached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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