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Doctor Faustus : the life of the German composer Adrian Leverkühn as told by a friend / Thomas Mann ; translated from the German by John E. Woods.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0375701168 (paperback)
ISBN	9780375701160 (paperback)
Name	Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 author.
Title	Doctor Faustus : the life of the German composer Adrian Leverkühn as told by a friend / Thomas Mann ; translated from the German by John E. Woods.
Edition	First Vintage International edition.
Published	New York : Vintage International, 1999.
Published	©1997
Description	534 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes	Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1997.
Summary	A new translation of a 1948 novel 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.
Language note	Translated from the German.
Subjects	Germany -- History -- 1789-1900 -- Fiction
Subjects	Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Genre	Political fiction
	Allegories
	Historical fiction
Other Names	Woods, John E. (John Edwin) translator.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Allegories . Germany -- History -- 1789-1900 -- Fiction . Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction . Historical fiction . Political fiction . See Also: Fables . Fiction . Parables . Tales . Authors: Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 . Woods, John E. (John Edwin) .