Doctor Faustus : The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn As Told by a Friend
by Thomas Mann
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Author: Thomas MannTranslator: John E. Woods
Edition: Paperback
Audio: German (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-07-27
ISBN: 0375701168
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Vintage
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- ISBN13: 9780375701160
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Review: Mann's difficult masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Although translations always take something from the original, those of us who have troubles reading Mann's admittedly difficult German will surely find the reading quite pleasing. The dark and philosphical atmosphere of Mann's final masterpice is wonderfully captured in this translation. Mann's interplay of reality and imagination already permeated his "Magic Mountain" and "Joseph and his brothers", but I find that it is in "Faustus" where he finally loosens all boarders between the real and the imaginary. The reader therefore never be quite sure whether Mann is taking the objective or subjective perspective. The novel completely lacks the lightness of touch Mann used in the "Buddenbrooks", and reflects Mann's vision of the World War II. The story is only superficially similar to Goethe's Faust, and I found it very different in both tone and storyline. But both books are masterpieces and both try to explain to us what it takes to be human.
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