Jack Faust (novel)
 Cover of first edition (hardcover) | |
| Author | Michael Swanwick |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Nadine Badalaty & Greg Spalenka |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre |
Steam-punk, Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication date | September 1997 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 337 pp |
| ISBN | 0-380-97444-4 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 247029490 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.W28 J33 1997 |
Jack Faust (1997) is the fifth published novel by the American author Michael Swanwick. It was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award in 1997,[1] and for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1998.[2]
Plot introduction
The plot is a modernization of the classic German tale of anti-hero Dr. Johannes Faust, who struggles with his growing discomfort with modern thought and questions how and why things happen without scientific explanation. After Faust burns his library and contemplates suicide, a mysterious being named Mephistopheles comes to Faust and offers him all the information of the universe. With Mephistopheles' help, the madman Dr. Johannes Faust becomes the savior Jack Faust by accelerating human progress at a blinding speed, reshaping Germany and then all of Europe in his own image.
References
- ↑ "1997 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "1998 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
External links
- Jack Faust at Worlds Without End
