The Magic Mountain
American novelist, 1875–1955.
The Magic Mountain is a 1924 novel by Thomas Mann, translated from German.
On 4 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Thomas Mann
- First published
- 1924
- Length
- 752 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from German
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Philosophical, Modernist, Coming of age
Is The Magic Mountain worth reading?
4 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 books of the century (Le Monde) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 books of the century (Le Monde, 1999) | No. 40 | See the list |
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 52 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 42 | See the list |
Best edition of The Magic Mountain
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (1996), 752 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 1996)
- Pages
- 752
- ISBN
- 9780749386429
How critics and readers rate The Magic Mountain
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 54% of the points available on critics' lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Magic Mountain
If you liked The Magic Mountain, try Buddenbrooks, To Kill a Mockingbird or Ulysses.
