Tonio Kröger
"Tonio Kröger" is a novella written by the German author Thomas Mann, first published in 1903. The story follows the life of a young man named Tonio Kröger, who struggles with his identity as an artist in a bourgeois society. He feels torn between his artistic aspirations and the conventional values of his upbringing.
The novella explores themes of alienation, the conflict between art and life, and the search for self-acceptance. Tonio grapples with his feelings of love and longing for his childhood friend, Hans Hansen, who represents the normalcy and simplicity that Tonio finds elusive.