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DW book expert David Levitz on 'Mephisto' by Klaus Mann
In "Mephisto," Klaus Mann tells the story of German actor Gustaf Gründgens. No one played Mephistopheles — the devil in Goethe's "Faust" - as brilliantly as he did. In real life, it turns out that Gründgens sold his soul as well.
- Date 05.10.2018
- Duration 02:16 mins.
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- Keywords Klaus Mann, Mephisto, Gustav Gründgens, theater, actor, Nazi, 100 German Must-Reads
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