Mephisto Roman Einer Karriere Klaus Mann

Mephisto

“It chimes eerily with the times we are living through now.” ―Margaret Atwood, The New York Times Book Review 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 place 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Mephisto

Die Theaterwelt der Weimarer Republik feiert Hendrik Höfgen. Dann gelangt Hitler an die Macht, und dem agilen Schauspieler drängt sich einer der obersten Nazis als neuer Gönner auf. Als Günstling der Mächtigen gelangt Höfgen auf der Karriereleiter nach ganz oben, doch auf dem Weg dorthin droht er alles zu verlieren: seine Freunde, seinen Widerstandsgeist und seine künstlerische Integrität. Der bekannteste Roman von Klaus Mann hat eine wahre Geschichte zum Vorbild: die Verstrickungen des berühmten Faust-Darstellers Gustaf Gründgens in das perfide System der NS-Kulturpolitik.

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