Mountain of Magic -- The Complete Works of Thomas Mann (Essential Edition)

Author: (German) Mann, translated by Qian Hongjia
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Thomas Mann is the most brilliant star on the German literary scene of the 20th century, and his works have had a wide global influence; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. This book is grand in scale and features numerous characters. It consists of two main threads: depicting the triangular love between the protagonist Hans, the young woman Clavdia, and the wealthy businessman Peperkorn, revealing the contradictions between life and death, spirit and flesh; and focusing on the struggle between democrats and militarists, reflecting the mental landscape of German intellectuals before World War I and the opposition of different ideological viewpoints.
A university student named Hans comes to a high-altitude pulmonary disease sanatorium to visit his cousin Joachim, only to find that he too contracts the disease and must stay for treatment. The people in the sanatorium come from all over the world, with diverse personalities and thoughts. Hans is an idealistic young man, but after interacting with these people, his thoughts become confused, and his spirit declines; the Russian woman Clavdia even makes him utterly captivated. He forgets his career and responsibilities, and the high mountains become a "fairy mountain," where he is deeply entangled and cannot extricate himself.
In the blink of an eye, seven years pass. His cousin dies, Clavdia leaves, and his close friends also go their separate ways. Life shatters his illusions one by one, leaving him in pain and loneliness. The of World War I rouses him from his stupor. Looking back, Hans realizes that he has been in a "fairy mountain" sleep for seven years, so he resolutely sets off for the front lines.
Thomas Mann is the most brilliant star on the German literary scene of the 20th century, and his works have had a wide global influence; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. This book is grand in scale and features numerous characters. It consists of two main threads: depicting the triangular love between the protagonist Hans, the young woman Clavdia, and the wealthy businessman Peperkorn, revealing the contradictions between life and death, spirit and flesh; and focusing on the struggle between democrats and militarists, reflecting the mental landscape of German intellectuals before World War I and the opposition of different ideological viewpoints.
A university student named Hans comes to a high-altitude pulmonary disease sanatorium to visit his cousin Joachim, only to find that he too contracts the disease and must stay for treatment. The people in the sanatorium come from all over the world, with diverse personalities and thoughts. Hans is an idealistic young man, but after interacting with these people, his thoughts become confused, and his spirit declines; the Russian woman Clavdia even makes him utterly captivated. He forgets his career and responsibilities, and the high mountains become a "fairy mountain," where he is deeply entangled and cannot extricate himself.
In the blink of an eye, seven years pass. His cousin dies, Clavdia leaves, and his close friends also go their separate ways. Life shatters his illusions one by one, leaving him in pain and loneliness. The of World War I rouses him from his stupor. Looking back, Hans realizes that he has been in a "fairy mountain" sleep for seven years, so he resolutely sets off for the front lines.