Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
- Pages
- 706
- Langue
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780679772873
- Temps de Lecture
- ~12h 22min
Magic Mountain est un book de Thomas Mann. Il compte 706 pages.
À propos de ce livre
Thomas Mann’s novel unfolds within the isolated confines of a Swiss Alpine sanatorium, where young engineer Hans Castorp arrives for a brief three-week visit and remains for seven years. Set against the quiet landscape of Davos in the years preceding the First World War, the work examines the intersection of physical illness and intellectual awakening. Through extended conversations with a diverse community of patients, physicians, and visitors, Mann explores competing philosophies of life, death, time, and European civilization. The narrative deliberately slows the passage of days to mirror its protagonist’s gradual immersion in a world suspended between health and disease, tradition and modernity. The novel stands as a major work of twentieth-century literature, combining meticulous psychological observation with dense philosophical inquiry. Mann’s intricate prose and structural precision transform a confined setting into a microcosm of early twentieth-century thought, offering a sustained meditation on how individuals confront mortality and meaning in an increasingly fragmented era.
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Thomas Mann est l'auteur de Magic Mountain. Parcourez son catalogue complet sur Booklogr.
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Magic Mountain compte 706 pages.
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Thomas Mann’s novel unfolds within the isolated confines of a Swiss Alpine sanatorium, where young engineer Hans Castorp arrives for a brief three-week visit and remains for seven years. Set against the quiet landscape of Davos in the years preceding the First World War, the work examines the inters...
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