Professor Unrat, oder, Das Ende eines Tyrannen

"Professor Unrat, oder, Das Ende eines Tyrannen" by Heinrich Mann is a novel written between 1903 and 1904. It tells the story of Professor Raat, a tyrannical teacher nicknamed "Unrat" by his students and townspeople. When he discovers his pupils visiting a cabaret dancer named Rosa Fröhlich, he intends to confront her. Instead, he falls under her spell, abandoning his rigid principles and respectable position. What begins as obsession leads to marriage, financial ruin, and ultimately revenge against the society that scorned him.

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