Mephisto
by Mann, Klaus
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- Near Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0140065784
- ISBN 13
- 9780140065787
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A savage indictment of evil, told with amazing skill, Mephisto is based on the life of the author's own brother-in-law, the celebrated German actor Gustav Grundgens. Banned in Germany for years after its initial publication, the book has become a best-seller throughout Europe with the success of the recent film version. It is the story of a man obsessed with a single passion - to be a famous actor. Hendrik Hofgen, as he is called in the novel, is an unknown actor who marries to advance his career while continuing a masochist- tic involvement with a black dancer. When the Nazis come to power, Hofgen in order to keep performing,hastily renounces his communist past and deserts both his wife and mistress, who have become political liabilities. His rapid ascent in nazi society culminates in his triumphant performance as the demonic Mephisto, bringing him into favor with Hermann goring, who appoints him head of the state theater.Hofgen has reached the apex of his career but now must face the moral consequences of how he got there.
Synopsis
Hendrik Hofgen is a man obsessed with becoming a famous actor. When the Nazis come to power in Germany, he willingly renounces his Communist past and deserts his wife and mistress in order to keep on performing. His diabolical performance as Mephistopheles in Faust proves to be the stepping-stone he yearned for: attracting the attention of Hermann Göring, it wins Hofgen an appointment as head of the State Theatre. The rewards – the respect of the public, a castle-like villa, a uplace in Berlin's highest circles – are beyond his wildest dreams. But the moral consequences of his betrayals begin to haunt him, turning his dreamworld into a nightmare.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PA0352
- Title
- Mephisto
- Author
- Mann, Klaus
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 6th reprin
- ISBN 10
- 0140065784
- ISBN 13
- 9780140065787
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Nazism, WWII,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 263p. 19,7x12,7cm.
- Language
- English
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