![]() ![]() The final nail in the coffin is the novel’s prewar setting, one that feels alien enough for many cultural references to go unheeded. Most translations leave much to be desired: The New York Times’ lede that the characters are “considerably closer to speaking English” in one edition is a backhanded compliment of the highest order. ![]() At over 700 pages, it is thick, dense, and occasionally a slog. It gives a voice to those who are on uncertain terms with time itself.īy most accounts, the German Nobel Laurete’s novel is a difficult read. Right now, Thomas Mann’s “The Magic Mountain” is that art. ![]() It may be tempting to look backward to figure out how to feel during tumultuous periods, but art can more accurately reflect the true emotions of the past than a history textbook. Everything is happening around us, but so little of it happens to us. Life before Covid-19 feels like a century ago and yesterday at the same time. ![]()
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