Klaus Mann was exiled in 1934; Grundgens became a renowned theater and movie director in Nazi Germany. Although he attacked Grundgens in newspaper articles, Mann hesitated to use homosexuality as a theme in the novel as he himself was gay and decided to use „negroid masochism“ as the main character’s sexual preference.
Klaus Mann was exiled in 1934; Grundgens became a renowned theater and movie director in Nazi Germany. Although he attacked Grundgens in newspaper articles, Mann hesitated to use homosexuality as a theme in the novel as he himself was gay and decided to use „negroid masochism“ as the main character’s sexual preference.