description: The story of Hans Castorp's bizarre study at an Alpine sanatorium embodies a subtle commentary on conditions in Europe before World War I
language: English
title: The Magic Mountain: Der Zauberberg
titlecomplete: The Magic Mountain: Der Zauberberg (English and German Edition)
characters: Clavdia Chauchat, Hermine Kleefeld, Hans Castorp, Pieter Peeperkorn, Ludovico Settembrini, Joachim Ziemssen
genres: Fiction, Philosophy, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Germany, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 47389
places: Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Hamburg, Davos
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
category: John E. Woods
publisher: Random House Inc