Mephisto

by Klaus Mann · first published 1936

Mephisto – Novel of a Career is the sixth novel by German author Klaus Mann. The novel adapts themes from the Faust legend to follow the life of actor Hendrik Höfgen, a thinly disguised portrait of German actor Gustaf Gründgens. The actor abandons his conscience to ingratiate himself with the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis), keep his job and improve his social positions. Mephisto was first published in 1936 by an Exilliteratur firm based in Amsterdam, while the author was in self-imposed exile from the Hitler regime.

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Genre:

Roman à clef

Original language:

German

Reader rating:

★ 3.8 / 5 (5 on Open Library)

Year page:

1936