The Magic Mountain (Volume Two)


Read by Steve Gough

(4.5 stars; 4 reviews)

Thomas Mann’s epic novel depicts a decaying, corrupted European society on the eve of the First World War. Set in a luxurious sanatorium high up in the Swiss mountains, we follow the destinies of a variety of exotic characters – members of a bourgeois elite drawn from all parts of Europe. Most suffer from consumption, dream of a cure - yet are at the same time squeezing as much pleasure and distraction as they can out of a situation ever-shadowed by sickness, pain, and death. Part surreal comedy, part grim tragedy, part allegory, and part novel of ideas, Mann’s novel is regarded by many as one of the key literary texts of the twentieth century. - Summary by Steve Gough (18 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Chapter 6: Changes (1) 27:40 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Changes (2) 27:23 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Changes (3) 15:09 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A New-comer (1) 16:51 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A New-comer (2) 17:44 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A New-comer (3) 20:21 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6:Of the City of God... (1) 13:03 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Of the City of God... (2) 17:31 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Of the City of God...(3) 27:36 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Of the City of God...(4) 19:53 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Choler and Worse (1) 20:06 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Choler and Worse (2) 18:14 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: An Attack and a Repulse (1) 22:57 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: An Attack and a Repulse (2) 20:14 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Operationes Spirituales (1) 20:32 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Operationes Spirituales (2) 23:10 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Operationes Spirituales (3) 19:05 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Operationes Spirituales (4) 24:13 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Snow (1) 26:21 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Snow (2) 25:02 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Snow (3) 22:33 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: Snow (4) 15:45 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A Soldier, and Brave (1) 22:09 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A Soldier, and Brave (2) 23:50 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A Soldier, and Brave (3) 22:46 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A Soldier, and Brave (4) 20:13 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 6: A Soldier, and Brave (5) 34:59 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: By the Ocean of Time 21:35 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn 23:12 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Vingt et Un (1) 24:34 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Vingt et Un (2) 29:27 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Continued (1) 24:47 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Continued (2) 26:02 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Continued (3) 25:01 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Continued (4) 23:33 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Continued (5) 18:09 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Concluded (1) 18:16 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Mynheer Peeperkorn Concluded (2) 17:28 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: The Great God Dumps (1) 18:32 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: The Great God Dumps (2) 14:35 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Fullness of Harmony (1) 18:20 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Fullness of Harmony (2) 19:31 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Fullness of Harmony (3) 16:49 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Highly Questionable (1) 19:57 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Highly Questionable (2) 27:14 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Highly Questionable (3) 16:30 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Highly Questionable (4) 22:16 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Hysterica Passio (1) 24:19 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Hysterica Passio (2) 26:18 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: Hysterica Passio (3) 22:50 Read by Steve Gough
Chapter 7: The Thunderbolt 32:10 Read by Steve Gough

Reviews

Excellent reader


(5 stars)

The reader gave us a true gift with this rendition. The story is dense and not an easy job. But the different voices for each character, skilful pronunciation of foreign tongues and passionate reading made it easy to follow.


(5 stars)

Wondefull reading of a majestic work. Thank you Steve for sharing Mr. Mann in such a beatifull way.


(5 stars)

Fabulous book. Enjoyed the reading. Felt very inviting, welcoming, cozy and intimate. Thank you!