The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
Taste attributes: dramateentried & testedheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA heavy, grounded novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
One of the most influential and celebrated German works of the 20th century has been newly rendered in English by Woods, twice winner of the PEN Translation Prize. First published in 1929, Mann's novel tells the story of Hans Castorp, a modern everyman who spends seven years in an Alpine sanatorium for tuberculosis patients, finally leaving to become a soldier in World War I.
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- Author
- Thomas Mann
- Published
- 1924
- Pages
- 729
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