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The Magician (2021), by Colm Tóibín | ANZ LitLovers LitBlog

The novel is a fictionalized biography of the German Nobel laureate Thomas Mann . It spans his life from childhood in Lübeck through the turmoil of two World Wars, his exile to America, and his final years in Switzerland. The Magician

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Tóibín masterfully explores Mann's repressed homosexuality and how his "secret life" influenced his greatest works, like Death in Venice . The Magician (2021)

Some readers find the prose a bit "ponderous" or slow-moving, as it mirrors Mann’s own formal style. I can also provide insights on: