{"product_id":"9780198889175","title":"The Magic Mountain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterary studies: from c 1900 -\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 March 2026 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Oxford World's Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 832 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 40mm | 566g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hans Castorp filled his lungs with the pure mountain air--this fresh, light atmosphere that was so easy to inhale and held no scent of moisture, no content, no memories...'Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain (1924) is a social comedy with tragic overtones, providing a portrait of Europe in the first decades of the twentieth century. The novel recounts how an apparently simple North German engineer, Hans Castorp, comes to a tuberculosis sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland, intending to visit his sick cousin, and ends up staying for seven years. He matures intellectually and emotionally, encountering love and death amid a cast of vivid characters who are portrayed with Dickensian humour and sophisticated irony, until he is jerked out of his torpor by the outbreak of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation is accompanied by an accessible introduction by Ritchie Robertson, and detailed notes explaining the many cultural and historical references in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839353172317,"sku":"9780198889175","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780198889175.jpg?v=1780058214","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780198889175","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}