THE MAGICIAN

By Colm Toibin

Synopsis

The Magician tells the story of Thomas Mann, whose life was filled with great acclaim and contradiction. He would find himself on the wrong side of history in the First World War, cheerleading the German army, but have a clear vision of the future in the second, anticipating the horrors of Nazism. He would have six children and keep his homosexuality hidden; he was a man forever connected to his family and yet bore witness to the ravages of suicide. He would write some of the greatest works of European literature and win the Nobel Prize, but would never return to the country that inspired his creativity.

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Narrator Gunnar Cauthery
Length 16hrs 30mins
Catalogue No. 16166
Publisher Penguin Audio; 2021
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