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The Keeper's Apprentice: The Life & Deeds of Johann F.
Helena, a graduate fresh from university, starts her new job in an antique bookstore. There she meets the legendary Dr Johann Faust. Doomed by his pact with the devil, he has been hiding in the basement for a long time, fondly recalling the havoc he has wrought.
Reliving the arrogance of his youthful intellect, he has become a tragic and broken man who rediscovers his humanity.
As the story shifts between myth and historical settings, the demon Mephistopheles finds him again, and Faust, for all his acquired knowledge, is tested to the limit. Helena finds herself embroiled in a ferocious battle between the two, caught up in the fight between Faust’s possible redemption or the triumph of evil.
Faustian stories have a long tradition in European literature. The age- old battle between good and evil as well as the quest for gnosis have fascinated many generations.
The Keeper's Apprentice takes its origins from older literature, with nods to Marlowe, Goethe and other writers, and expands the story to bring the character of Dr Johann Faust to life in order to demonstrate how both knowledge and experience can change perceptions and values.
We see how Johann develops over the years and gains the reader's sympathy. With an eye for historic detail, the story moves seamlessly from myth to historical settings and back again to a time where a pact with the devil is still relevant, and in reality, never-ending.
Even if Faust were to be redeemed, evil still lives on today.
Reliving the arrogance of his youthful intellect, he has become a tragic and broken man who rediscovers his humanity.
As the story shifts between myth and historical settings, the demon Mephistopheles finds him again, and Faust, for all his acquired knowledge, is tested to the limit. Helena finds herself embroiled in a ferocious battle between the two, caught up in the fight between Faust’s possible redemption or the triumph of evil.
Faustian stories have a long tradition in European literature. The age- old battle between good and evil as well as the quest for gnosis have fascinated many generations.
The Keeper's Apprentice takes its origins from older literature, with nods to Marlowe, Goethe and other writers, and expands the story to bring the character of Dr Johann Faust to life in order to demonstrate how both knowledge and experience can change perceptions and values.
We see how Johann develops over the years and gains the reader's sympathy. With an eye for historic detail, the story moves seamlessly from myth to historical settings and back again to a time where a pact with the devil is still relevant, and in reality, never-ending.
Even if Faust were to be redeemed, evil still lives on today.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2017
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