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Doctor Faustus is such an impressive novel. I’ve always wondered why it’s not more prominent in culture. It seems somehow overshadowed by Mann’s earlier work.
by pavlov 6y ago
Doctor Faustus is such an impressive novel. I’ve always wondered why it’s not more prominent in culture. It seems somehow overshadowed by Mann’s earlier work.
- andi999 6y agoIt is a really great book, unfortunately it just feels like the first chapter of a book.
- scandox 6y agoI agree. One of my favourites for a long time. It's rather oddly structured and structure is critical in terms of general readership. I think the basic Faustian story does have a strange structure. It's all buildup and denouement and very little middle.