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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
I went into it knowing next to nothing about Thomas Mann. Made for a fascinating ride for me.
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In my mind,
The Magic Mountain is one of my favorite books of all time, mesmerizing, but I haven’t read it in decades. I plan to reread it - someday - but haven’t got to it. Sadly, his
Buddenbrooks didn’t hold up for me when I reread it for the Lit Club years ago. I did discover that I preferred the original translation by H.T. Lowe-Porter to the highly touted John Woods translation.