The Maiden Faust: A Novel Much Concerning Alchemy - Couverture souple

Farrington, Conor

 
9781915530851: The Maiden Faust: A Novel Much Concerning Alchemy
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ISBN 10 : 1915530857 ISBN 13 : 9781915530851
Editeur : Galileo Publishers, 2025

Synopsis

Set against a richly authentic backdrop of 1840s Cambridge, The Maiden Faust presents a new and startlingly original take on the Faust legend made famous by Marlowe, Goethe and Mann. This unputdownable retelling updates their preoccupations with a focus on technology, gender, and mental health: a feminist Faust for our times.

In this forceful female-centred narrative, the ageing scholar of the Gothic myth is replaced by Philippa Austen, a Cambridge undergraduate in an alternative Victorian England where alchemy holds sway. After Philippa encounters the unearthly Martha Stowfell (Mephistopheles), she strikes a bargain to unpick the threads of her dark history – but at what cost? .

The author, Conor Farrington, adds: “I wrote the book over the course of a decade, crystallising my engagement with a legend that has fascinated me since childhood. In writing The Maiden Faust, I wanted to explore timeless themes of selfhood, knowledge, and the disastrous liberation of unchecked ambition through a lens that is both deeply personal and sharply relevant to our current era. At the same time, it was crucial to me that this retelling be a feminist one, giving voice to perspectives traditionally sidelined in the myth’s history. I hope readers find in this novel not just a reflection of our times, but a provocative questioning of where we may be heading.” .

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À propos de l'auteur

Conor Farrington is the author of the ‘Olga Pushkin’ series (Constable/Little,Brown, 2021-4) which includes books selected for Waterstones Best New Fiction and Goldsboro Premier Book of the Month.

His writing has also been featured in publications ranging from The Guardian to The Times Literary Supplement, in addition to academic journals such as Science, The Lancet, and The Political Quarterly.

Conor holds a PhD in politics from the University of Cambridge and Masters degrees in politics and philosophy from the University of Edinburgh.

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Éditeur
Galileo Publishers
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1915530857
ISBN 13 
9781915530851
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
356
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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