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The Magic Mountain (German: Der Zauberberg, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a novel by Thomas Mann, first published in German in November 1924. It is widely considered to be one of the most influential works of twentieth-century German literature .
- Thomas Mann
- 1924
A concise biography of Thomas Mann plus historical and literary context for The Magic Mountain.
The Magic Mountain, novel of ideas by Thomas Mann, originally published in German as Der Zauberberg in 1924. It is considered a towering example of the bildungsroman, a novel recounting the main character’s formative years. The Magic Mountain tells the story of Hans Castorp, a young German.
The Magic Mountain is a novel by Thomas Mann, first published in November 1924. It is widely considered to be one of the most influential works of 20th century German literature. The narrative opens in the decade before World War I.
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The Magic Mountain Summary. Hans Castorp, a young engineer who has only recently finished university, travels in the years leading up to World War I from his home in Hamburg to the Swiss Alps to visit his sickly cousin Joachim. His cousin is a resident at the Berghof, which is a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients.
Thomas Mann 's The Magic Mountain was published in German in 1924 as Der Zauberberg. The work, Mann's third novel, traces the path of Hans Castorp, a typical, educated, well-off youth from Hamburg, Germany, who visits his sick cousin in a sanatorium high in the Swiss Alps.
Nov 16, 2015 · A young man named Hans Castorp goes up a mountain to visit a friend suffering from tuberculosis. There he is diagnosed with the same disease and winds up spending seven years in the same sanatorium.
