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The master of contradictions : Thomas Mann and the making of "The magic mountain"
Jensen, Morten Høi, 1987-2026
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Like many writers of his generation, Thomas Mann (1875-1955) welcomed the outbreak of the First World War. He viewed it as a spiritual necessity, a chance to reassert German cultural dominance over Western ideas of democracy and enlightenment. Then, in 1924, he published 'The Magic Mountain', a massive novel that culminates in the slaughter of war and foreshadows the Nazi terror to come. One of the central achievements of modernism, 'The Magic Mountain' bears testimony to its author's dramatic political reorientation as a defender of democracy. This poignant book is a biography of Mann's great novel - its evolution from a short story into a two-volume masterpiece and one of the bestselling novels of the Weimar era.
Main title:
The master of contradictions : Thomas Mann and the making of "The magic mountain" / Morten Høi Jensen.
Author:
Jensen, Morten Høi, 1987-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2026.
Collation:
248 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300233742 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
833.912B
Language:
English
BRN:
9097845
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddington Library | Adult non-fiction | B MANLives | Onloan - Due: 26 Feb 2026 |