The Magician by Colm Tóibín (Penguin UK)

The Magician tells the story of Thomas Mann, his childhood, writing career, family. Always controversial, and yet calculating. He establishes a thriving family and continuously hides his homosexuality. Life juggler. As we are all or try to be.

Mann was a living witness of a turbulent 20. century and that makes this literary biography interesting. 

For me this is not just a novel about Mann, but also how the women around him impacted his life and career.

The narrative is almost dry and informative with no or a little inner emotional insight. 

Much to my regret, is rather long and slow paced one.

3/5