The Magic Mountain Hardback - 1992
by Thomas Mann
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- Title The Magic Mountain
- Author Thomas Mann
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition Th
- Condition New
- Pages 755
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Publishing Group, New York
- Publication date 1992
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0679600418I2N00
- ISBN 9780679600411 / 0679600418
- Weight 1.71 lbs (0.78 kg)
- Dimensions 8.33 x 5.93 x 1.37 in (21.16 x 15.06 x 3.48 cm)
- Reading level 1350
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92025324
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
- Quantity available 1
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Review summary
Readers commend the novel’s idea-rich, ironic portrait of pre?WWI Europe, its dreamlike sanatorium setting, and a playful, self-aware narrator that sharpens Mann’s critique of bourgeois intellectual hubris. Many admire its humor and meditation on time. Yet the extremely slow pace, verbosity, and minimal incident leave some bored or unable to finish. Overall, it’s seen as intellectually rewarding but taxing—widely respected, frequently set aside.
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