EAN: 9781805332701

MANN THOMAS LOVE AND ENCHANTMENT

3 of Thomas Mann's most gorgeous  subtle stories of love and conflict  in sparkling new
translations  from the author of THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN and DEATH IN VENICE. "The greatest German
novelist of the 20th century." ― Spectator This triptych of stories represents some of the
finest work by the great German master  Thomas Mann. His matchless understanding of character 
subtle ironies and layered plots are on full display in these tales of innocence and experience
the pain of individuality and the consolations and limitations of art. "Tonio Kröger" is a
classic story of the artist's formation  infused with profound melancholy. After early 
bruising experiences in love  young Tonio retreats into an ideal world of literature  believing
that the artist must retain a distance from the lived experience of life. Never quite able to
shake his envy of those who seem able to enjoy the moment  the older Tonio returns to his roots
in search of resolution. Alongside this great work are 2 stories that dramatize with profound
understanding the conflicts and changes of Mann's time. In "Disorder and Early Sorrow " the
rush of new sexual freedoms upsets the stable order of older generations at a party during a
time of social strain  while "Mario and the Magician" recounts a family's ill-fated holiday in
1920s Italy  where misunderstandings and bizarre performances reveal the sharp edge of
nationalist fervor. Translated with luminous clarity by Lesley Chamberlain  Love and
Enchantment offers an expansively beautiful selection of the work of one of the world's great
writers.

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