THE MAGICIAN - Colm Toibin
~ Standard Hardcover
~ Winner of the Writers' Prize - 2022
Born in provincial Germany at the turn of the twentieth century, Thomas Mann is born to a conservative father and an alluring, yet unpredictable, mother. Young Thomas hides his artistic aspirations and his homosexual desires from his family and everyone else . . .Â
An astonishingly complex characterization of author Thomas Mann, his magnificent and multi-faceted wife Katia, and the turbulent times in which they lived, The Magician captures the profound personal conflict of a very public figure's private life.
“Extensively researched and lyrically wrought, The Magician is a complex but empathetic portrayal of a writer in a lifelong battle against his innermost desires, his family and the tumultuous times they endure.” -- Time
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THE MAGICIAN - Colm Toibin
~ Standard Hardcover
~ Winner of the Writers' Prize - 2022
Born in provincial Germany at the turn of the twentieth century, Thomas Mann is born to a conservative father and an alluring, yet unpredictable, mother. Young Thomas hides his artistic aspirations and his homosexual desires from his family and everyone else . . .Â
An astonishingly complex characterization of author Thomas Mann, his magnificent and multi-faceted wife Katia, and the turbulent times in which they lived, The Magician captures the profound personal conflict of a very public figure's private life.
“Extensively researched and lyrically wrought, The Magician is a complex but empathetic portrayal of a writer in a lifelong battle against his innermost desires, his family and the tumultuous times they endure.” -- Time
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~ Standard Hardcover
~ Winner of the Writers' Prize - 2022
Born in provincial Germany at the turn of the twentieth century, Thomas Mann is born to a conservative father and an alluring, yet unpredictable, mother. Young Thomas hides his artistic aspirations and his homosexual desires from his family and everyone else . . .Â
An astonishingly complex characterization of author Thomas Mann, his magnificent and multi-faceted wife Katia, and the turbulent times in which they lived, The Magician captures the profound personal conflict of a very public figure's private life.
“Extensively researched and lyrically wrought, The Magician is a complex but empathetic portrayal of a writer in a lifelong battle against his innermost desires, his family and the tumultuous times they endure.” -- Time
