Royal Highness

Published in 1909, Thomas Mann's *Royal Highness* is a richly ironic Künstlerroman of aristocratic self-discovery disguised as a modern fairy tale. Klaus Heinrich, the second son of a minor German grand duke, performs the ceremonial duties of royalty while feeling increasingly estranged from ordinary human life. His marriage to Imma Spoelmann, the intelligent and unconventional daughter of an imme...