Hans, a college student, came to the Alpine Lung Disease Sanatorium to visit his cousin Joachim. Unexpectedly, he also contracted the lung disease and had to stay for treatment. The people in the sanatorium came from all over the world, with different personalities and ideas. Hans was an ideal young man, but after interacting with these people, his thoughts became confused and his spirit became depressed. The Russian woman Clavgia made him even more fascinated. He forgot about his career and important responsibilities, and the mountain became a "magic mountain" from which he couldn't extricate himself. Seven years passed in the blink of an eye. His cousin died of illness, Clavgia left, and those close friends also went their separate ways. Life shattered his fantasies one by one, making him feel painful and lonely. The artillery fire of the World War woke him up. Looking back on the past, Hans felt that he had been sleeping on the "Magic Mountain" for seven years, so he resolutely embarked on a journey to the front line.
Reader comments
The book "The Magic Mountain" is like a strong cup of coffee, allowing me to taste the complexity of European society on the eve of World War I. The characters in the book each have their own characteristics. I especially like Hans. His experience in "The Magic Mountain" made me empathize with him. This reminds me of Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence", in which the protagonists give up a comfortable life in order to pursue their dreams. Like Hans, they are all looking for the true meaning of life. "The Magic Mountain" is really a good book worth reading again and again!
Although the story is told before and after World War I, it is still vivid and empathetic when I read it now.
Nice! It's just so profound that it's easy to fall asleep while reading it…
The words used to describe things and situations are just right, making it catchy and catchy, making people unable to put it down. It is simply a stroke of genius.
The book "The Magic Mountain" is like a strong cup of coffee, allowing me to taste the complexity of European society on the eve of World War I. The characters in the book each have their own characteristics. I especially like Hans. His experience in "The Magic Mountain" made me empathize with him. This reminds me of Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence", in which the protagonists give up a comfortable life in order to pursue their dreams. Like Hans, they are all looking for the true meaning of life. "The Magic Mountain" is really a good book worth reading again and again!
Although the story is told before and after World War I, it is still vivid and empathetic when I read it now.
Nice! It's just so profound that it's easy to fall asleep while reading it…
The words used to describe things and situations are just right, making it catchy and catchy, making people unable to put it down. It is simply a stroke of genius.