H. T. Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter

Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter (1876–1963) was an American translator and writer best known for translating nearly all of Thomas Mann's works into English, starting with Buddenbrooks in 1924 under exclusive contract with Alfred A. Knopf. Over three decades, she rendered 22 of Mann's novels, short stories, and nonfiction into English, significantly contributing to his Nobel Prize win in 1929 and his English-speaking audience. In her late 70s, she retired from translation to focus on her own writing, producing a novel called Sea Change.