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Title: A Stab at Brevity
Review: Like Thomas Mann, I have been accused of prolixity. Sadly, for me, Tom and I have only this alleged vice in common, for I claim none of his virtues. I will try to be brief, then, as penance for past sins._Magic Mountain_ is my favorite novel, because it is inexhaustible in the way that great art always is.Also, I am in love with Madame Chauchat, for though I know that she is named after a machine gun, when I see her name, I always think of "warm kitty," or something like.Despite its longueurs, _Magic Mountain_ is a snappy read, I think, and I may yet change my name, here deep in my dotage, to Peeperkorn. We all go some time, after all: why not go spicy and big?
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