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1019 pages • first pub 1924 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: German
Publisher: S. Fischer Verlag
Publication date: 01 January 1954
For readers who crave a rich and immersive literary experience that explores the complexities of time, the human condition, and the search for meaning in the face of mortality, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann is a profound and enlightening journey that will challenge and reward them with its masterful blend of philosophy, intellectual curiosity, and poignant introspection.
Description
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 termina...
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Moods
reflective: 89%
challenging: 74%
emotional: 28%
funny: 20%
mysterious: 20%
sad: 19%
informative: 17%
dark: 16%
inspiring: 14%
adventurous: 11%
tense: 8%
relaxing: 7%
hopeful: 3%
lighthearted: 2%
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Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
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Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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Medical content, Suicide, Terminal illnessModerate
Death, Misogyny, AntisemitismMinor
Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia1019 pages • first pub 1924 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: German
Publisher: S. Fischer Verlag
Publication date: 01 January 1954
For readers who crave a rich and immersive literary experience that explores the complexities of time, the human condition, and the search for meaning in the face of mortality, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann is a profound and enlightening journey that will challenge and reward them with its masterful blend of philosophy, intellectual curiosity, and poignant introspection.
Description
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 termina...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 89%
challenging: 74%
emotional: 28%
funny: 20%
mysterious: 20%
sad: 19%
informative: 17%
dark: 16%
inspiring: 14%
adventurous: 11%
tense: 8%
relaxing: 7%
hopeful: 3%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Suicide, Terminal illnessModerate
Death, Misogyny, AntisemitismMinor
Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia