“Asia surrounds us — wherever one’s glance rests, a Tartar physiognomy.”

— Thomas Mann, book The Magic Mountain

Asien verschlingt uns. Wohin man blickt: tatarische Gesichter.
Variant translation: Asia devours us. Wherever one looks: Tartar faces.
Settembrini in Ch. 5
The Magic Mountain (1924)

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