The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
In this novel, the protagonist, a young, ordinary man, visits his cousin at a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. Intending to stay for only a few weeks, he ends up remaining there for seven years, becoming a patient himself. The book explores his experiences and relationships with other patients and staff, delving into philosophical discussions on life, time, and the nature of disease. It also provides a vivid portrayal of the European society and intellectual life on the eve of World War I.
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- Published
- 1924
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 700-1000
- Original Language
- German
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Montanha Mágica
- Bergtagen
- De Toverberg
- Der Zauberberg
- La Montagna Incantata
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- 2nd on Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- 3rd on Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century (Wikipedia)
- 3rd on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 5th on All-Time Classics, According to Academics (The Commercial Appeal )
- 7th on 100 Best Novels, in Translation, Since 1900 (CounterPunch)
- 7th on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 8th on The Greatest Stories Ever Told (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- 9th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 13th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 14th on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 18th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 20th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 22nd on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 31st on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 33rd on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 40th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 42nd on The 100 Best Novels Of All Time In English (The Guardian)
- 47th on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 48th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 52nd on Readers’ Top 100 Novels Of All Time (Guardian)
- 72nd on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 73rd on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 76th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 90th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 107th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 111th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 155th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books From The Last 100 Years (Der SPIEGEL)
- 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)
- 100 Must-Read Classics in Translation (Bookriot)
- 101 Significant Books (Good Reading: A Guide for Serious Readers)
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
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- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)
- Gabriel García Márquez’s Formative Reading List (The Marginalian)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- How to Read and Why (Harold Bloom)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- The 100 Best Novels in Translation by Boyd Tonkin (Book)
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- Top 100 Books (Lincoln Journal Star)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
- William Gass’ Fifty Literary Pillars (A Temple of Texts: Essays (Book))
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)