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Thomas Mann - The Magic Mountain (Volume One)

Thomas Mann - The Magic Mountain (Volume One)

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Thomas Mann’s epic novel depicts a decaying, corrupted European society on the eve of the First World War. Set in a luxurious sanatorium high up in the Swiss mountains, we follow the destinies of a variety of exotic characters – members of a bourgeois elite drawn from all parts of Europe. Most suffer from consumption, dream of a cure - yet are at the same time squeezing as much pleasure and distraction as they can out of a situation ever-shadowed by sickness, pain, and death. Part surreal comedy, part grim tragedy, part allegory, and part novel of ideas, Mann’s novel is regarded by many as one of the key literary texts of the twentieth century.
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Episodes
  • Chapter 5: Research (1)

    Chapter 5: Research (1)
    Feb 15 2026
    19 mins
  • Chapter 5: The Dance of Death (3)

    Chapter 5: The Dance of Death (3)
    Feb 15 2026
    23 mins
  • Chapter 5: Walpurgis Night (2)

    Chapter 5: Walpurgis Night (2)
    Feb 15 2026
    19 mins
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