The Magic Mountain

"The Magic Mountain" is a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. Its inhabitants are forced to stay here for years, communicating with the outside world only through rare letters and telegrams. Here, time flows imperceptibly, life and death lose their... meaning, while the smallest nuances of human relationships acquire a painful sharpness and significance. Love, joy, friendship, enmity, and jealousy for the sanatorium's residents seem to be marked by the shadow of non-being... This story has many possible interpretations – a powerful philosophical exploration of the foundations of life, a subtle psychological analysis of different types of human character and relationships, an immersion in the history of culture, religion, and history in general – Mann depicted society on the eve of World War I.

Author: Томас Манн

Printhouse: AST

Series: Neoclassic (Best)

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785171653859

Number of pages: 816

Size: 219x148x41 mm

Cover type: твердая

Weight: 952 g

ID: 1674293

"The Magic Mountain" is a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. Its inhabitants are forced to stay here for years, communicating with the outside world only through rare letters and telegrams. Here, time flows imperceptibly, life and death lose their meaning, while the smallest nuances of human relationships acquire a painful sharpness and significance. Love, joy, friendship, enmity, and jealousy for the sanatorium's residents seem to be marked by the shadow of non-being... This story has many possible interpretations – a powerful philosophical exploration of the foundations of life, a subtle psychological analysis of different types of human character and relationships, an immersion in the history of culture, religion, and history in general – Mann depicted society on the eve of World War I.

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