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NOBEL PRIZE WINNER - A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic.

First published in 1924 in German, "The Magic Mountain" is the thoughtful and introspective novel by Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann. Widely regarded as one of the most important modern works of the 20th century, Mann's story follows the aristocratic Hans Castorp as he leaves... Read Full Overview

El propio Thomas Mann advierte que esta novela trata sobre la pasi n como desequilibrio y degradaci n .

Translated by H. T. Lowe-Porter, The Magic Mountain is Thomas Mann's 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... Read Full Overview

Acclaimed translator John E. Woods has given us the definitive English version of Mann's masterpiece. A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic.

La monta a m gica (Der Zauberberg, en el original alem n) es una novela de Thomas Mann que se public en 1924. Es considerada la novela m s importante de su autor y un cl sico de la literatura en lengua alemana del siglo XX que ha sido traducido a numerosos idiomas.Thomas Mann... Read Full Overview

Um aber einen klaren Sachverhalt nicht künstlich zu verdunkeln: die hochgradige Verflossenheit unserer Geschichte rührt daher, daß sie vor einer gewissen, Leben und Bewußtsein tief zerklüftenden Wende und Grenze spielt ... Sie spielt, oder, um jedes Präsens geflissentlich zu... Read Full Overview