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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.
Oct 1, 1996 · The Magic Mountain. Paperback – October 1, 1996. by Thomas Mann (Author), John E. Woods (Translator) 4.5 539 ratings. See all formats and editions. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic.
Thomas Mann, John E. Woods (Translator) 4.13. 50,078 ratings3,673 reviews. In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devoted exclusively to sickness, as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years before 1914 was already exhibiting the first symptoms of its own terminal irrationality. The Magic ...
About The Magic Mountain. This novel, published in 1924 after twelve years of intermittent labor, is the story of the self-development of a "simple, young man." Its hero is the hero of a bildungsroman. The characteristic of such a novel is that it focuses not so much on the hero himself but on the course of his education.
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.
A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic. With this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Thomas Mann rose to the front ranks of the great modern novelists, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929.
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.
May 28, 2019 · The Magic Mountain is the story of an unassuming, undistinguished young engineer named Hans Castorp who sits on the balcony of a sanatorium, wrapped in his blanket, thermometer in his mouth, naively but earnestly pondering the meaning of life, time, and his love for the beautiful Frau Chauchat.
- Thomas Mann
Nov 11, 2014 · One of the most influential works of 20th century German literature, it tells the story of Hans Castorp, a young orphan who, while visiting his cousin in a sanatorium where she is being treated for tuberculosis, contracts the illness himself and ends up remaining for treatment.
- Thomas Mann
Oct 1, 1996 · NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic.With this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas,...
