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Klaus Mann, an Uncommon card
Klaus Heinrich Thomas Mann was a German writer and anti-fascist activist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 81,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Klaus Mann quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Klaus Mann card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the son of Thomas Mann, a nephew of ______ Mann and brother of Erika Mann and Golo Mann.
Answer
Heinrich. He was the son of Thomas Mann, a nephew of Heinrich Mann and brother of Erika Mann and Golo Mann. From the Klaus Mann article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for his ____ novel, Mephisto, about an actor who sells his soul to the devil, by attaching his career to the rise of the Nazis.
Answer
1930s. He is best known for his 1936 novel, Mephisto, about an actor who sells his soul to the devil, by attaching his career to the rise of the Nazis. From the Klaus Mann article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was the son of Thomas Mann, a nephew of Heinrich Mann and brother of Erika Mann and Golo Mann.
- He is best known for his 1936 novel, Mephisto, about an actor who sells his soul to the devil, by attaching his career to the rise of the Nazis.
- The book was initially banned in West Germany after the war because its protagonist was modeled on Mann's former lover Gustaf Gründgrens.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Klaus Mann article was read about 81,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Klaus Mann
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Klaus Mann (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : United States 5th Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
