Thomas Mann DOCTOR FAUSTUS The Modern Library 1966 1st edition [Hardcover] unknown [Hardcover] Unknown

Description

First Modern Library edition 1966. Missing dust jacket. Cove has some normal wear. The corners are slightly dinged. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.

This copy of Thomas Mann’s seminal novel “Doctor Faustus” is a significant literary artifact, representing the first edition published by the prestigious Modern Library in 1966. While the dust jacket is missing, the book itself is in acceptable condition, with the expected wear and tear of a well-loved classic. Mann’s masterpiece, a retelling of the Faust legend set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Germany, is a profound exploration of the artist’s role in society and the moral compromises one must make in pursuit of greatness. Drawing inspiration from the lives of composers like Beethoven and Schoenberg, Mann crafts a haunting allegory of the German psyche leading up to the rise of Nazism. This edition offers collectors and readers alike the opportunity to immerse themselves in one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, a work that solidified Mann’s place among the literary giants and earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929.