by Thomas Mann · Edhasa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435015820
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«Doktor Faustus» is the novel by German writer Thomas Mann, published by Edhasa in paperback (592 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows the life of composer Adrian Leverkühn and his pact with the devil, inspired by the Faust legend, through which he gains 24 years of musical genius. Through this story, Thomas Mann reflects on the nature of genius, evil, the decline of German culture, and the connection between art and society.
The novel was originally published in 1947; this Spanish edition belongs to Edhasa's Pocket collection and dates from 1992.
For readers of 20th-century German fiction seeking a reflection on art, music, and society.
Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modern versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer.
