An edition of Doctor Faustus (1947)
Doctor Faustus
By Thomas Mann
Publish Date
1951-01-01
Publisher
Secker & Warburg
Language
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Pages
545
Description:
A new translation of a 1948 novel by a German writer based on the Faust legend. The protagonist is Adrian Leverkuhn, a musical genius who trades his body and soul to the devil in exchange for 24 years of triumph as the world's greatest composer.
subjects: Fiction, History, Composers, German language materials, Entstehung des Doktor Faustus (Mann, Thomas), Political fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Germany, fiction, Fiction, political, Fiction, historical, Fiction, historical, general, German literature, German fiction, Appreciation, Criticism and interpretation, Bibliography
People: Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Places: Germany
Times: 20th century, 1789-1900