Nobel Prize-winning author: Ensures literary prestige and depth for readers
Seven-year sanatorium setting: Immerses readers in a prolonged period of introspection and change
Introspective narrative: Explores the human psyche and the impact of ideas
Historical context: Set during World War I for a rich, immersive backdrop
Summarized by Shop
This European masterpiece from the Nobel prizewinner explores the lure and degeneracy of ideas in an introverted community on the eve of World War I
As Seen on BBC Between the Covers
A brief visit to a Swiss sanatorium becomes a life-altering seven-year odyssey.
Hans Castorp arrives at a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps to visit his cousin, i
