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A review by richardms1967
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
5.0
I'm still navigating my way through this magnificent book. It's so good I got two copies, one with the H. Lowe Porter translation, one by John Woods. The prose is so delightful that I'm going be dumbstruck when I finish it. To that end, I've bought 'Joseph and his Brothers' and 'Buddenbrooks' just so I can continue reading Mann.
It's the type of book where you just want to luxuriate in the writing, the ideas and the experience of the reading.
The different translations are fascinating too. There's the original, slightly stilted by today's standards and the new, which seems to flow a little more. Either one is excellent though. Whichever you prefer is probably down to personal taste.
Unconditionally recommended.
It's the type of book where you just want to luxuriate in the writing, the ideas and the experience of the reading.
The different translations are fascinating too. There's the original, slightly stilted by today's standards and the new, which seems to flow a little more. Either one is excellent though. Whichever you prefer is probably down to personal taste.
Unconditionally recommended.