Treasure Troves: Thomas Mann’s silver cigarette case
From our Collections and Archives at ETH Library: Thomas Mann Archive
Silver cigarette case.
A passionate smoker like Thomas Mann needs an appropriate holder for the road.
The German novelist might have acquired a taste for Egyptian cigarettes during a visit to the country on the Nile. He was researching for his “Joseph” novels.
In the late 1940ies, he had it even restored, as he mentions in his diary: "I enjoy the restoration of my old silver cigarette case in Zurich" (2nd July 1947).
Find out more about the Thomas Mann Archive: http://www.tma.ethz.ch/
Discover more Treasure Troves on https://library.ethz.ch/treasure-troves
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