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The magic mountain by thomas mann overdrive rakuten. The portions where characters are conversing in french are not in translation. 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. The magic mountain is also a novel about disease, not merely of individuals, but also of a whole age. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 706 pages and is available in paperback format. The magic mountain quotes by thomas mann goodreads. Download the magic mountain ebook in epub, mobi and. Full book the magic mountain by thomas mann how to link. He was only twentyfive when his first novel, buddenbrooks, was published. The magic mountain by thomas manm translated from the german by h.
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The magic mountain is a classic of european literature and is regarded as manns opus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the magic mountain. The magic mountain takes place in an exclusive tuberculosis sanatorium in the swiss alpsa community devoted to sickness that serves as a fictional microcosm for europe in the days before the first world war. Download the magic mountain ebook in epub, mobi and pdf format. A few days ago i finished thomas manns 1924 novel the magic mountain.
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