Doctor Faustus
Thomas Mann
Literary Fiction
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann
—· 545 p· 1947
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonphilosophicaldarkreflectivehauntingtense
Overview
About
A new translation of a 1948 novel by a German writer based on the Faust legend. The protagonist is Adrian Leverkuhn, a musical genius who trades his body and soul to the devil in exchange for 24 years of triumph as the world's greatest composer.
Pages
545
Edhasa
Linguistic complexity
5/5
Very Dense
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
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Reader feel
Prose10
Intellectual Allusiveness10
Narration9
Musical Theoretical Focus9
Emotional depth8
Worldbuilding6
Plot twists6
Pacing5
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