The Magic Mountain.

MANN, Thomas. Translated by H. T. Lowe-Porter.

Item Number: 118146

New York: The Modern Library, nd.

Modern Library edition of one of the most influential works of twentieth-century German literature. Small octavo, original cloth. From the library of American actor Zachary Scott, the first husband of Elaine Scott who later married writer John Steinbeck. Scott is best remembered for his many roles as villains and “mystery men” in dozens of musical comedies, film noirs, and psychological thrillers throughout the 1940s and 50s including Hollywood Canteen, The Unfaithful, Shotgun, Man in the Shadow, and The Young One. In very good condition with Scott’s ownership signature to the pastedown.

First published in German in November 1924, Mann's The Magic Mountain has been the subject of a variety of critical assessments and is now widely considered one of the most influential works of twentieth-century German literature, renowned for its scrupulous realism, deep symbolic undertones, and ambiguous complexity.