by Thomas Mann · Vintage · tapa dura · ISBN 9788429734003
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Doctor Faustus is a novel by the German writer Thomas Mann, published in 1947. The work narrates the life of the composer Adrian Leverkühn through the eyes of his friend Serenus Zeitblom. Set in Germany during the first half of the 20th century, the novel explores themes such as genius, madness, the Faustian pact, and the decline of German culture in the context of the world wars. Through Leverkühn's tragic story, Mann offers a profound reflection on the human condition and the horrors of the 20th century.
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.
