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A review by shirin_mandi
Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn as Told by a Friend by Thomas Mann
5.0
Doctor Faustus is the life of a fictitious musician, the tragic hero of this novel Adrian Leverkühn is told by his childhood friend, named after his last piano score, The Lamentation of Dr. Faustus.
"Must I not ask if I was right in doing so? And again: Did I actually do so? I have clung to one man, one painfully important man, unto death and have described his life, which never ceased to fill me with loving fear. It is as if this loyalty may well have made up for my having fled in horror from my country's guilt."
This book reminded me of [b:Lord Jim|12194|Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1372366969l/12194._SX50_.jpg|2578988] by Joseph Conrad. While the two stories are not alike, they share a fascinating way of exploring a character. The narrator beautifully portrays the protagonist so compellingly and with infatuation that you cannot help but love him.
And I weep for them both, mostly Adrian, who believed the devil inside him made everything around him wrong. But don't we all feel that way, cursed?
Thank you W.F. Howes Ltd via NetGalley for giving me the chance to listen to Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods and beautifully narrated by David Rintoul. I have given my honest review.
"Must I not ask if I was right in doing so? And again: Did I actually do so? I have clung to one man, one painfully important man, unto death and have described his life, which never ceased to fill me with loving fear. It is as if this loyalty may well have made up for my having fled in horror from my country's guilt."
This book reminded me of [b:Lord Jim|12194|Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1372366969l/12194._SX50_.jpg|2578988] by Joseph Conrad. While the two stories are not alike, they share a fascinating way of exploring a character. The narrator beautifully portrays the protagonist so compellingly and with infatuation that you cannot help but love him.
And I weep for them both, mostly Adrian, who believed the devil inside him made everything around him wrong. But don't we all feel that way, cursed?
Thank you W.F. Howes Ltd via NetGalley for giving me the chance to listen to Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods and beautifully narrated by David Rintoul. I have given my honest review.