Books
by Thomas Mann
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The Magic Mountain |
This novel is not for the faint hearted. Mann uses The Magic Mountain as a vehicle in which to explore philosophical and political issues of the early 20th century. These topics are presented to the reader through the themes of the passing of time and of illness and death. There are only rare moments of humour in this voluminous book and I did not warm to the self-centred characters. I cannot take Mann's advice to read it twice.
(Judith Peppitt - bwl 86 Autumn 2017) |
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