![Thomas Mann: The Magic Mountain [Der Zauberberg] INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY SERIES (1953, International Collectors Library)](/images/covers/717ee710-620e-4d82-bcc3-783fac9b97d9.jpeg)
The Magic Mountain (German: Der Zauberberg, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐˌbɛʁk] (listen)) is a novel by Thomas …
For the first chapter or two I'm reading this and the older translation that Standard Ebooks has and then I'll decide which to finish.
For the first chapter or two I'm reading this and the older translation that Standard Ebooks has and then I'll decide which to finish.
@eldang@outside.ofa.dog This is my favourite book. Very interesting what you write about the translations. It's a tall order to translate Thomas Mann and his specific way of writing into other languages.
@Flauschbuch@bookrastinating.com I can imagine! My German is too limited for me to really see for myself whether the translation gets it right, but I can certainly tell you that the older translation feels much more like a distinctive authorial voice. So far that voice is my favourite thing about the book.
@Flauschbuch@bookrastinating.com I can imagine! My German is too limited for me to really see for myself whether the translation gets it right, but I can certainly tell you that the older translation feels much more like a distinctive authorial voice. So far that voice is my favourite thing about the book.
