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| Original Title: | Mario und der Zauberer |
| ISBN: | 1568490356 (ISBN13: 9781568490359) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Torre di Venere(Italy) |
Thomas Mann
Hardcover | Pages: 47 pages Rating: 3.45 | 2578 Users | 100 Reviews
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| Title | : | Mario and the Magician |
| Author | : | Thomas Mann |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 47 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 1991 by Buccaneer Books (first published 1929) |
| Categories | : | Classics. European Literature. German Literature. Fiction. Academic. School. Short Stories |
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Mario and the Magician is one of Mann's most political stories. Mann openly criticizes fascism, a choice which later became one of the grounds for his exile to Switzerland following Hitler's rise to power. The sorcerer, Cipolla, is analogous to the fascist dictators of the era with their fiery speeches and rhetoric. The story was especially timely, considering the tensions in Europe when it was written. Stalin had just seized power in Russia, Mussolini was urging Italians to recapture the glory of the Roman Empire, and Hitler with his rhetoric was quickly gaining steam in Germany.Rating Epithetical Books Mario and the Magician
Ratings: 3.45 From 2578 Users | 100 ReviewsWeigh Up Epithetical Books Mario and the Magician
Short and serious story.I have decided to spend this extended period of isolation during the 2020 flu pandemic attempting to read and review a novel a day, starting with those included in the tome SIXTEEN SHORT NOVELS edited and introduced by Wilfrid Sheed.Todays novel was MARIO AND THE MAGICIAN, written by Thomas Mann and published in 1931. The way the magician of the story was able to take over the minds and wills of his audience was very well written and gave me a sick feeling of repulsion, but it wasnt til I read
Unremarkable. Even the best writers had their off days.
I read Mario and the Magician as part of a virtual reading initiative. We read as a group," an interactive reading experience and a space for transatlantic conversation in times of social distancing and quarantine."There is something to be said for reading only a few pages a day to stretch this read over 5 days. It was fabulous! We had daily contributions from Thomas Mann scholars which enhanced our reading experience!!A must read! A timely read!Check out: Welcome To #MutuallyMann A virtual
Mann is a wonderful writer. He has a way of drawing you in. There is a sense of dread which makes us keep reading to find out what will happen, even though we are told it will end badly. Mann has a talent for allegory. It seems like a fairly simple story -- a family on vacation in Italy take their children to see a magic show -- but turns out to have a much broader meaning. Brilliant.
An enchanting political satire combined with Mann's vivid language that keeps you excited until the very last word of this novella......
Soll man abreisen, wenn das Leben sich ein bißchen unheimlich, nicht ganz geheuer oder etwas peinlich und kränkend anläßt? Nein doch, man soll bleiben, soll sich das ansehen und sich dem aussetzen, gerade dabei gibt es vielleicht etwas zu lernen. [tr. Should we "leave" when life is a bit eerie, not quite harsh, or a little embarrassing and ailing? No, you should stay, look at it and expose yourself to it, there may just be something to learn from it.]It is spooky when a book that was written a
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