Books like Der Zauberberg by Thomas Mann

Name: Der Zauberberg
Rating: 4.230769230769 (13 reviews)
Author: Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann’s classic, first published in 1929, follows Hans Castorp, a modern everyman who visits a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps and becomes unexpectedly entangled in its world. Over seven years he experiences a wide range of ideas—philosophy, politics, and science—that shaped a society on the verge of war, all while dealing with illness and isolation. The novel explores the tensions between individual life and larger ideological forces, reflecting the intellectual currents of early twentieth‑century Europe.

First publish date: January 2005

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Thomas Mann

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