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580 pages • first pub 1947 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679409960
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Edition Pub Date: 02 June 1992
For readers drawn to dense, cerebral fiction fixated on genius as daemonic pact—artistic transcendence fused with moral collapse. Ideal if you relish slow, symphonic prose thick with musical metaphysics, theological dread, and historical allegory, where character study eclipses plot and every page demands sustained concentration.
Description
Thomas Mann wrote his last great novel, Doctor Faustus, during his exile from Nazi Germany. Although he already had a long string of masterpieces to his name, in retrospect this seems to be the novel he was born to write. A modern reworking of the...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 83%
reflective: 78%
dark: 69%
emotional: 35%
sad: 33%
mysterious: 32%
informative: 24%
tense: 18%
inspiring: 7%
funny: 6%
relaxing: 4%
adventurous: 3%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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580 pages • first pub 1947 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679409960
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Edition Pub Date: 02 June 1992
For readers drawn to dense, cerebral fiction fixated on genius as daemonic pact—artistic transcendence fused with moral collapse. Ideal if you relish slow, symphonic prose thick with musical metaphysics, theological dread, and historical allegory, where character study eclipses plot and every page demands sustained concentration.
Description
Thomas Mann wrote his last great novel, Doctor Faustus, during his exile from Nazi Germany. Although he already had a long string of masterpieces to his name, in retrospect this seems to be the novel he was born to write. A modern reworking of the...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 83%
reflective: 78%
dark: 69%
emotional: 35%
sad: 33%
mysterious: 32%
informative: 24%
tense: 18%
inspiring: 7%
funny: 6%
relaxing: 4%
adventurous: 3%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at support@thestorygraph.com to request the content warning form.