Doctor Faustus

Thomas Mann's last great novel is a reinterpretation of the Faust myth. Its protagonist, Adrian Leverkühn, is a brilliant composer, as well as a demanding and lonely man. His work, a new music, groundbreaking, radical and fast-paced, seems to be on the edge of the impossible. Despite his success, Adrian aspires to more to the point of selling his soul and giving up any chance to love. Doctor Faustus, one of the author's most profound works, reflects on the figure of the genius, at the same time that he proposes the myth of Faust as a reflection of the reality of his time.