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Unfortunately for most readers, the magic mountain is practically untranslatable because most of its humor is tied specifically to the peculiarities and history of the german language. The first table of contents at the very beginning of the ebook lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. The magic mountain by thomas mann overdrive rakuten. The magic mountain ebook epub electronic book the magic mountain by thomas mann for iphone, ipad txt format version, file with page numbers the magic mountain by thomas mann kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video hardcover new or used, cheap audiobook pric theres also other available format to download. Mann started writing what was to become the magic mountain in 1912. Thomas manns reputation as a difficult, ponderous, heavyweight novelist, and the erudite allusions, serious subject matter, and philosophical themes of the magic mountain 1924 have led readers to ignore the comic and satiric tone that enlivens his morbid novel. Publication date 1919 topics north collection digitallibraryindia. Epub electronic summary of the course whole ebook critique statement by amazon ebay collections the magic mountain by thomas mann.
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