Talk:Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man

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Did you know... that Nobel laureate Thomas Mann reportedly did not want his Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man to be translated into English during his lifetime due to its chauvinistic content?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 13:13, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that a work of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann has been characterised as "a 500-page assault on democracy, enlightenment and reason"? Source: Beha, New York Times, 2021
- ALT1: ... that Nobel laureate Thomas Mann ensured that his Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man were not to be translated into English during his lifetime due to its chauvinistic content? Source: Boes, Tobias, Thomas Mann's War: Literature, Politics, and the World Republic of Letters p. 20
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nergisî
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Moved to main space on 28 December 2022 by WatkynBassett (talk). Self-nominated at 11:01, 3 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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Verified ALT1. Couldn't verify the other hook as I've reached my free reading limit. I prefer ALT1 anyway. BorgQueen (talk) 12:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]