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Mario and the Magician (German: Mario und der Zauberer) is a novella written by German author Thomas Mann in 1929. It was published by Martin Secker in 1930 in an English translation by Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, and her translation was included in Thomas Mann's Stories of Three Decades, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1936. Plot summary
- Thomas Mann, H. T. Lowe-Porter
- 1929
Numerous photographs of the great actress, with affectionate inscriptions, were displayed about the drawing-room, and other souvenirs of their life together adorned the little tables and étagère. This cult of a so interesting past was calculated, of course, to heighten the advantages of the signora's present business.
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A novella by Thomas Mann that explores the dangers of fascism, the manipulation of wills, and the criticism of art. The story follows a family's vacation in Italy and a magician's performance that ends in a tragic shooting.
Mario and the Magician is a novella by German author Thomas Mann, first published in 1929. Taking place on the narrator’s trip to Torre di Venere, Italy, the vacation turns out of control as he notices the nasty nationalistic streak the country is developing.
Mario and the Magician is one of Mann's most political stories. Mann openly criticizes fascism, a choice which later became one of the grounds for his exile to Switzerland following Hitler's rise to power.
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Mario and the Magician. Thomas Mann. A. A. Knopf, 1931 - 79 pages. Mario and the Magician is one of Mann's most political stories. Mann openly criticizes fascism, a choice which later...
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Mario and the magician Hardcover – January 1, 1930. Mario and the Magician is one of Mann's most political stories. Mann openly criticizes fascism, a choice which later became one of the grounds for his exile to Switzerland following Hitler's rise to power.
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