Mephisto (novel)
1936 novel by Klaus Mann / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mephisto – Novel of a Career is the sixth novel by anti-Nazi German-born writer and political refugee Klaus Mann and which was published in 1936 by an Exilliteratur publishing firm based in Amsterdam. It was published for the first time in Germany in the East Berlin Aufbau-Verlag in 1956. The novel, a thinly disguised portrait of German actor Gustaf Gründgens, adapts the Faustian theme by having the main character, Hendrik Höfgen, abandon his conscience and continue to act and ingratiate himself with the Nazi Party to keep and improve his job and social position.
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Author | Klaus Mann |
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Original title | Mephisto: Roman einer Karriere |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Genre | Theatre-fiction |
Publisher | Querido Verlag (Amsterdam) |
Publication date | 1936 |
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An award-winning film of the same title was released in 1981.