THE CENTURY-OLD BOOK WITH A MESSAGE FOR THIS SEASON
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✍️ The article discusses the relevance of Thomas Mann's 1924 novel, The Magic Mountain, in today's society, particularly in the context of contempt and despair.
👉 The Magic Mountain is a novel about moral evolution and humanism 👉 The novel's themes are still relevant today, particularly in the context of contempt and despair 👉 The novel helped the author, George Packer, during a dark time in his early 20s 👉 The novel's protagonist, Hans Castorp, undergoes a transformation from being hostile to democracy to embracing it 👉 The novel encourages readers to resist the temptation to deride humanity
-- #GeorgePacker #ThomasMann #HansCastorp #WaltherRathenau #DavidFrum #MarshallMcLuhan #JaneKramer #HenryBlanton #IzumiSuzuki #SpencerKornhaber #Germany #TexasPanhandle #Europe #mainstream #world
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