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Faust

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Narrated by: Tim Habeger
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Goethe's masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever.

Public Domain (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Classics

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The protagonist of Goethe's masterpiece has become one of the most enduring and well-known characters in Western literature. Faust, in his ambition, makes an arrangement with the devil Mephistopheles: Mephistopheles will do everything Faust desires while the alchemist lives, and in exchange, Faust will serve the devil in Hell after his death. The arrangement hinges on the catch that if Faust encounters a moment that he wishes will last forever, he will die in that moment. Narrator Tim Habeger's Faust is world-weary and cynical, and Habeger's low-key performance avoids theatrics, instead providing a solid interpretation of Goethe's work.

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The classic story is more easily- followed in this format. Narrator is a little too theatr

A good read

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, because it delves into the human dichotomy of good and evil.

What did you like best about this story?

How Faust finally repents his miserable treatment of Gretchen.

Which character – as performed by Tim Habeger – was your favorite?

Faust.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, mostly because I needed to. I think the book could be listened to in parts because the story has natural breaks of time in it that would do well as listening breaks.

Any additional comments?

There is a reason this is a classic in world literature - read it to see.

German Gothic at its finest

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The narration is difficult to follow and the concepts do not feel particularly eye opening

Not great

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What did you love best about Faust?

This is such a deep, architectonic work for Western civilzation -- and at the same time filled with wonderful humor. Goethe was a master.

What didn’t you like about Tim Habeger’s performance?

It was laborious and monotonic. I can understand that there would be difficulties dealing with the poem's meter and rhyme, but frequently I had the sense that he hadn't practiced and was just reading it through for the first time -- strange, misplaced pauses, inadequate differentiation of mood and tone. The reading did nothing to illuminate the text -- quite the opposite.

Great work, decent translation, poor narration

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Now if only the name of Mephostophiloes in The Key or Lessers Key of Solomon’s or even the Geimorium Verum was to be found or anything similar.

Interesting to say the least

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