Thomas Mann arrived in Princeton in 1938, in exile from Nazi Germany, and feted in his new country as -the greatest living man of letters.- This beautiful new book from literary critic Stanley Corngold tells the little known story of Mann-s early years in America and his encounters with a group of highly gifted -gr-in Princeton, which came to be called the Kahler Circle, with Mann at its center. The Circle included immensely creative, mostly German-speaking exiles from Nazism, foremost Mann, Erich Kahler, Hermann Broch, and Albert Einstein, all of whom, during the Circle-s nascent years in Princeton, were -stupendously- productive.In clear, engaging prose, Corngold explores the traces the Circle left behind during Mann-s stay in Princeton, treating literary works and political statements, anecdotes, contemporary history, and the Circle-s afterlife. Weimar in Princeton portrays a fascinating scene of cultural production, at a critical juncture in the 20th century, and the experie
