Doctor Faustus

De: Thomas Mann

Narrado por: David Rintoul

Thomas Mann's last great novel, first published in 1947 and now newly rendered into English by acclaimed translator John E. Woods, is a modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist, the composer Adrian Leverkühn, is the flower of German culture, a brilliant, isolated, overreaching figure, his radical new music a breakneck game played by art at the very edge of impossibility. In return for twenty-four years of unparalleled musical accomplishment, he bargains away his soul--and the ability to love his fellow man.

Leverkühn's life story is a brilliant allegory of the rise of the Third Reich, of Germany's renunciation of its own humanity and its embrace of ambition and nihilism. It is also Mann's most profound meditation on the German genius--both national and individual--and the terrible responsibilities of the truly great artist.

John E. Woods is revising our impression of Thomas Mann, masterpiece by masterpiece." --The New Yorker

"Doctor Faustus is Mann's deepest artistic gesture. . . . Finely translated by John E. Woods." --The New Republic©1943 Thomas Mann (P)2024 Ukemi Audiobooks

A performance well mach for such a master piece.

The reader is as good as it gets for the English translation. His superb understanding of the novel gives a this performance so much depth and lots of nuance. His voice has a resonance that very sensitive and train ears will welcom. I am very happy this rendition finally came to audio books. Well worth the waiting. ♡

Wonderful Narration of a Great Translation

Highly recommend. David Rintoul does a masterful job bringing this very complicated material to life.

Great book.

Not as tight as Magic Mountain, rambles and repetitive sometimes, but still has long stretches of writing that’s as good as it gets. Incredible translation, sublime narration by David Rintoul.

At long last! Absolutely essential

Finally we have a first-rate audiobook of Mann's late-period masterpiece. Rintoul provides a fine reading and John E. Woods' translation is excellent. For many years, we have not had this essential title available on audio — Ukemi's release is cause for celebration. Don't miss out on this one!

Worth it

An excellent audio recording. The Rintoul keeps the story telling lively, embodying the story’s narrator, Serenus Zeitblom, as he tells of the life of Adrian Leverkühn. The only difficulty of this recording is the one that all translated audiobooks face—namely, that one never quite knows how the foreign names read on paper, just the way they sound when read aloud. That said, I highly recommend both the book and this version.