Jake:
fantastic edition and translation and incredibly difficult (but rewarding) book
United States on Dec 08, 2023
Everton Gomede:
"The Magic Mountain" is a literary masterpiece that captivates readers with its rich prose and profound exploration of human experience. Thomas Mann's storytelling prowess is evident in the vivid characters and the intricate web of ideas that unfold atop the Swiss Alps. The novel's blend of intellect and imagination makes it a truly enchanting journey, offering readers a unique perspective on time, philosophy, and the complexities of life. A thought-provoking and beautifully crafted work that lingers in the mind long after the final page is turned.
Canada on Nov 11, 2023
Marie Thérèse:
five stars
Japan on May 30, 2023
Susanne:
Buen libro
Spain on Dec 19, 2020
Aria Query:
La traduction de Thomas Mann est un défi mais est tout à fait à la portée de John Woods, qui donne vie à ce roman merveilleux. Le protagoniste abandonne peu à peu le temps, le faire, le devoir, pour laisser aller sa pensée aux vraies questions de l’existence. On retrouve l'humour subtile de Thomas Mann qui éclaire la vulnérabilité humaine avec une grande tendresse. A lire et à relire.
France on Feb 13, 2018
The Garden Interior:
(Not Posted on Amazon) “Early 20th Century Masterpiece”
This is Mann's great masterpiece, capping a literary career that won him the Nobel Prize in 1929. (And that was in a time when the Nobel Prize really meant something and had not yet descended into being a bauble of political correctness and uninspired multiculturalism.) It tells the story of Hans Castorp, described as a "perfectly ordinary" young man, who travels to Switzerland before World War I to visit his cousin in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Davos, now famous for its annual winter symposium of the wealthy, powerful, and brilliant.
Castorp is highly intelligent, rather lazy, and cosseted; certainly he is set in his ways and highly opinionated, even arrogant when we first meet him. But in Switzerland, he will be forced to change the way he thinks and lives. He will be diagnosed with tuberculosis himself, and his planned three-week social visit will become a seven-year rest cure among a fascinating menagerie of rich and eccentric invalids from all over the world. They live on the magic mountain, cut off form the world below and ambivalent about it, all of them very ill and many of them...
United States on Sep 24, 2015
Esme Driver:
Not an easy book to read but well worth the trouble.
It is a book much recommended by significant people.
I won' t say anything about the plot ....... but get a copy and sense how it"speaks to you". Carpe Diem
United Kingdom on Dec 13, 2013
A reader in Tucson, AZ:
Thomas Mann is at the quintessence of twentieth century thought in The Magic Mountain. Those of you who have read Proust might find the book's central thesis similar: (And indeed, the book does have a theme, as much it rambles and tries to confuse you) the subjectivity and illusory reality of Time. From there Mann is a thinker unto himself for he makes sure that you take that statement through all its corollaries. You can't measure the passing of time objectively, and if you had lost your senses (or perhaps you are seriously ill) you will have soon lost grip of its passing; before you've gone to tea again, dinner, and to your second rest cure, you're in your death throes. On the "Magic" Mountain, what's to separate the three weeks that Hans, our main character, initially intends to stay from the seven years it does take him to "be cured," when each day is characterized by monotonous routine?
OK, I'll admit it, this book is not for philistines looking for entertainment, as more than one reviewer has found out. This is cold, hard metaphysics, at times strikingly expressed. The book tempts you to think death is nothing if not constantly occurring, and time...
United States on Jul 23, 2002
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| Total Reviews | 41 reviews | 32 reviews | 9 reviews |
| ISBN-10 | 9780679772873 | 0544944437 | 0143111043 |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Lexile measure | 1350L | ||
| Literary Fiction (Books) | Literary Fiction | ||
| Item Weight | 1.15 pounds | 10.5 ounces | 11 ounces |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 514 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); }); | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,266 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); }); | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 265 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); }); |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0679772873 | 978-0544944435 | 978-0143111047 |
| ASIN | 0679772871 | ||
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.25 inches | 5.31 x 0.9 x 8 inches | 5.49 x 0.85 x 8.22 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #6 in German Literature #992 in Classic Literature & Fiction #2,480 in Literary Fiction | #435 in Artist & Architect Biographies #990 in Individual Artists #1,380 in Author Biographies | #406 in Emigrants & Immigrants Biographies #3,005 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies #3,427 in Author Biographies |
| Classic Literature & Fiction | Classic Literature & Fiction | ||
| German Literature (Books) | German Literature | ||
| Paperback | 720 pages | 368 pages | 400 pages |
| Publisher | Vintage; RARE LEATHER AND GOLD BOUND FRANKLIN EDITION | Mariner Books; Reprint edition | Penguin Books; Reprint edition |
United States on Jan 04, 2024