PRE-ORDER NOW Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann

PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 10/09/2026

The definitive translation of 'Arguably the great German novel' (New York Times)`This man is mad. Of that there can no longer be any doubt, and it is pitiable that no one representing psychiatric science is part of our circle'In May 1943 a middle-aged scholar retires to his study to reflect on the life and untimely death of his friend, a once-brilliant composer and the flower of German culture. He recalls how, consumed by over-reaching ambition, this friend made an unholy bargain in return for creative genius. How he enjoyed twenty-four years of unrivalled success and musical achievement - until, inevitably, he had to pay his dues. A reworking of the classic Faust legend, Doctor Faustus is one of the twentieth century's finest novels: a powerful allegory of the rise of the Nazism, and a warning against the seductive attractions of nihilism. Translated by John E. Woods

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