The second volume of Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) continues Thomas Mann’s immersive portrait of Hans Castorp’s extended sojourn in the Alpine sanatorium, deepening the novel’s philosophical debates and introducing new characters whose worldviews — humanist, reactionary, mystical — increasingly pull Castorp in different directions.
Written in German and climaxing with the outbreak of the First World War, this volume brings Mann’s meditation on European decadence and self-destruction to its devastating conclusion. Download this free public-domain EPUB to complete one of the twentieth century’s most ambitious literary achievements alongside the first volume.