The Transposed Heads
Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Thomas Mann |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die vertauschten Köpfe |
| Language | German |
| Genre | novella |
| Publisher | Bermann-Fischer |
Publication date | 1940 |
Published in English | 1941 by Alfred A. Knopf |
The Transposed Heads (German: Die vertauschten Köpfe) is a novella by Thomas Mann. It was written in 1940 and published later that year by Bermann-Fischer. The English translation by H. T. Lowe-Porter was published in 1941 by Alfred A. Knopf. It was one of Mann's last novellas, followed only by The Tables of the Law in 1944 and The Black Swan in 1954. Set in India, the story is a jocular retelling of an ancient folk legend.