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The Magic Mountain 2 :

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, originally published in two volumes in German in 1924, is a profound and layered exploration of life, time, and human nature, set against the backdrop of a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. Volume 2, where much of the philosophical depth and climactic tension unfolds, delves deeper into the intellectual debates and psychological transformations of its protagonist, Hans Castorp.

In this second volume, Hans continues to immerse himself in the sanatorium’s insulated world, engaging with the various patients and their ideas, which represent a microcosm of pre-World War I European society. Two central figures who dominate this volume are Settembrini, an Italian humanist advocating enlightenment values and progress, and Naphta, a radical, mystic thinker with authoritarian leanings. Through their frequent debates, Mann explores contrasts between reason and mysticism, humanism and extremism, and life and death.

Hans’s extended stay at the sanatorium becomes increasingly symbolic of his personal journey and his grappling with concepts of time and illness. The mountain setting reflects his inner detachment from the conventional world, allowing him to explore his own existential and philosophical questions with a kind of intensity only possible in isolation.

The final parts of Volume 2 shift into more dramatic territory as the rumblings of war reach the secluded world of the sanatorium, and Hans’s fate becomes symbolic of the generation caught between tradition and the chaos of modernity. Mann’s intricate writing combines wit, irony, and deep insight, making The Magic Mountain both a philosophical treatise and a compelling story of one man’s confrontation with the essential questions of existence.


Autor*in:

  • Thomas Mann

Sprecher*innen:

  • Geoffrey Giuliano
  • The Scythe

Format:

  • Hörbuch

Dauer:

  • 18 h 31 min

Sprache:

Englisch

Kategorien:

  • Klassiker und Gedichte
  • Antike und Mittelalter

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