Correspondence of Hermann Hesse and Thomas Mann

Author's name: Annie Calson-Folker Mieselzadar Publisher: Al-Rafidain for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2022 Literary classification: Literary correspondence About the book: The Swiss literary critic Otto Baselzer (1902 – 1984) conveyed to us a rare joke. He had a close friendship with the poets Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse, to the extent that they visited him at his house in Argau. When Thomas Mann stood at the threshold of his house on July 6, 1950, Otto Baselzer welcomed him with Schiller's quote: "Oh, this dear loyal guest who has not stepped on this threshold better than him," then he paused and withdrew his foot from the threshold and replied cunningly.