num_pages: 522
description: A masterpiece of German modernism and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.Adrian Leverkühn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer - creative and brilliant, but he will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. Intentionally contracting syphilis in order to deepen his creative potential through madness, Adrian makes his pact with nature. Mann's interpretation of the Faustian legend is a story of madness and sanity, genius and corruption, intellectual attainment and Germany's moral fall.'Arguably
   the
 great German novel' New York TimesTHE ORIGINAL TRANSLATION BY H. T. LOWE-PORTER
language: English
title: Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn as Told by a Friend
titlecomplete: Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn as Told by a Friend
characters: Rüdiger Schildknapp, Rudi Schwerdtfeger,, Adrian Leverkühn, Serenus Zeitblom
genres: Fiction, Music, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Germany, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 12006
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського
publisher: Vintage