{"product_id":"book-en7v","title":"The Magician","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, Critic’s Top Pick, and Top Ten Book of Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e​\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of today’s most brilliant and beloved novelists, a dazzling, epic family saga set across a half-century spanning World War I, the rise of Hitler, World War II, and the Cold War that is “a feat of literary sorcery in its own right” (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e opens in a provincial German city at the turn of the twentieth century, where the boy, Thomas Mann, grows up with a conservative father, bound by propriety, and a Brazilian mother, alluring and unpredictable. Young Mann hides his artistic aspirations from his father and his homosexual desires from everyone. He is infatuated with one of the richest, most cultured Jewish families in Munich, and marries the daughter Katia. They have six children. On a holiday in Italy, he longs for a boy he sees on a beach and writes the story \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the most successful novelist of his time, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, a public man whose private life remains secret. He is expected to lead the condemnation of Hitler, whom he underestimates. His oldest daughter and son, leaders of Bohemianism and of the anti-Nazi movement, share lovers. He flees Germany for Switzerland, France and, ultimately, America, living first in Princeton and then in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this “exquisitely sensitive” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) novel, Tóibín has crafted “a complex but empathetic portrayal of a writer in a lifelong battle against his innermost desires, his family, and the tumultuous times they endure” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), and “you’ll find yourself savoring every page” (\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49346841641264,"sku":"40en7v","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346841608496,"sku":"BDen7v","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/769936-en7v-Square.jpg?v=1756968764","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-en7v","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}