The Magician by Colm Tóibín “He wanted that which had been so fleeting to become solid. The only way he knew to make this happen was to write it down. Should he have let it pass so that it would have faded completely, this, the story of his life?”   ― Colm Tóibín, The MagicianAn impressive novel based on the life and work of Thomas Mann, this book extends Colm Toibin's foray into biographical