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The Magic Mountain (Paperback)

by T Mann (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 720 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage International Ed edition (1 Dec 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0679772871
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679772873
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.5 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 355,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"All the characters in Thomas Mann's masterpiece come considerably closer to speaking English in John E. Woods's version . . . Woods captures perfectly the irony and humor." -"New York Times Book Review"
"[Woods's translation] succeeds in capturing the beautiful cadence of [Mann's] ironically elegant prose." -"Washington Post Book World"
"["The Magic Mountain"] is one of those works that changed the shape and possibilities of European literature. It is a masterwork, unlike any other. It is also, if we learn to read it on its own terms, a delight, comic and profound, a new form of language, a new way of seeing." -from the new Introduction by A. S. Byatt

"From the Hardcover edition."

Synopsis
A sanitorium in the Swiss Alps reflects the societal ills of pre-twentieth-century Europe, and a young marine engineer rises from his life of anonymity to become a pivotal character in a story about how a human's environment affects self identity.

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars somewhat clunking translation, 17 Mar 2006
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This is a book quite unlike any other, and is likely to be a read you remember for the rest of your life, it's that impressive.
One of the most sriking features is the pace, which is very deliberate....and will no doubt frustrate many readers by seeming slow and focussing on what might appear as trivialities. However, it builds into a superb picture not just of the characters but of what they represent. All of pre-WW1 european society is represented along with the preoccupations of that time. As a doctor, i also enjoyed the medical aspects of the book, including the sick role and the power of a paternalistic medical profession.

My reasons for ascribing 3 stars are entirely related to the translation by lowe-porter...she herself apologises for the quality of the work in the preface. With a shiny new translation by john woods now available, please consider obtaining that version. I "jumped ship" after reading the first 200 pages of lowe-porter's version and found the woods version so much more enjoyable, the characters have lost their muffled voices.

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent and absorbing, 29 April 2002
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Not only a gripping story with characters constructed in the finest detail, but also an intense meditation on the passing of time. My eagerness to read the next chapter was constantly in conflict with my desire to pause and think over what I had read so far. Persevere with it - the pace is slow to begin with - because if you like books filled with ideas, you really will be missing out if you don't give it a chance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Big. Very big., 17 May 2005
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Aptly titled book this; it is indeed mountainous - and not just in that it's huge. It is the Everest of books: it's a Herculean task to get try to conquer it but if you do the view is, to follow the metaphor, pretty spectacular. It's also entirely unlike anything I've read in just about any terms - the pace, the style, the narrative and the plot (or lack of it) are all as far as I know unique. Reading it isn't either laborious or fast-paced, I'd call it - in absence of a better word - luxurious; I found myself almost drifting through it, and at times it's no exaggeration to say I just found myself marvelling at the fluid, idea-strewn prose. Whilst it's probably not for the impatient, I still highly, highly reccommend it.
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At the risk of being labelled a Philistine, I declare that this book is one of the most insufferably boring tomes that has ever made it onto my bedside table. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful work of art
I've just finished reading The Magic Mountain this morning and I closed it with a smile on my face, having had one of the most rewarding literary experiences of my life. Read more
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This book fascinates me. I've read it twice and I'm sure I still haven't picked up on all the ideas that are included. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars German culture indeed
Well, first of all it has to be mentioned, that this book is very German. It is indeed very famous in my country (that does not mean that many persons have read it), which is... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars interesting, but not worth re-reading
This is a novel set in a TB sanatorium in Switzerland prior to World War 1. Mann himself says that his technique of writing novels is based on Wagner's of writing music, so that... Read more
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