The Coming Victory of Democracy

First edition

The Coming Victory of Democracy is a book published in 1938 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. It contains the abbreviated text of a lecture series delivered by Thomas Mann from February to May of that year, all across the United States. Mann's intent was to rally support in America for fighting the Nazi regime in Germany. In the text, the German expatriate author explains his moral, political, and artistic reasons for desiring (and predicting) the victory of democracy over the fascism of his own native country.

Thomas Mann Novels Buddenbrooks The Magic Mountain Mario and the Magician Joseph and His Brothers Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns Doctor Faustus The Holy Sinner Confessions of Felix Krull Novellas Tristan Tonio Kröger Death in Venice Disorder and Early Sorrow The Tables of the Law The Black Swan Short stories "Little Herr Friedemann" "The Clown" Other works The Coming Victory of Democracy Listen, Germany!