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A Man and His Dog (German: Herr und Hund; also translated Bashan and I) is a 1918 narrative by Thomas Mann. It describes the adventures of the narrator with his dog Bauschan (Bashan) in the nature surrounding the author's home in Munich. It was written in the twilight of World War I and portrays an idealised and timeless world.
- Germany
- Thomas Mann
- German
- German: Herr und Hund
26 de mar. de 2021 · Taking daily walks in the nearby parkland, Mann begins to understand and appreciate Bashan as a living being, witnessing his native delight in chasing rabbits, deer, and squirrels along with his careful investigations of stones, fallen branches, and clumps of wet leaves.
The journey of a man and his loyal companion, the dog, unveils a profound spiritual truth—that Heaven and Hell are not merely places, but reflections of our hearts' inclinations. As the man and his faithful companion traversed the road, a realization dawned upon him—an epiphany that both he and his beloved dog had traversed beyond the realm ...
Thomas Mann's memoir of his dog, Bashan, written just after WWI is not anything like the modern animal memoir - no sentiment here, which is not to say that Mann did not have feelings for his dog. I felt by he end that he had great feeling for him - he just did not get all sloppy with what he felt for him.
3 de dic. de 2019 · Thomas Mann wrote the semi-fictional narrative of his dog at the end of the First World War. It tells the story of Bashan, a German pointer—a so called ‘Hühnerhund’—and his relationship with the homodiegetic human narrator. The meticulously descriptive and rather plotless text consists mainly of factual elements.
- Alexandra Böhm
- alexandra.boehm@fau.de
- 2019
A Man and His Dog (Un Homme et Son Chien) is a 2008 French film directed by French director Francis Huster, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, based on the 1952 film Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica, and written by Cesare Zavattini.
Thomas Mann’s narrative ›Herr und Hund‹ explores a remarkable relationship between man and animal. Author and first-person narrator fuse in this unusual piece of autobiographical writing that excludes any references to World War I as well as to family, friend, and foe.
