 Cover of first edition (hardcover) | |
| Author | Michael Swanwick |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Nadine Badalaty & Greg Spalenka |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Steampunk,science fiction |
| Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication date | September 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback &paperback) |
| Pages | 337 |
| ISBN | 0-380-97444-4 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 247029490 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.W28 J33 1997 |
Jack Faust (1997) is ascience fiction novel by American writerMichael Swanwick. It was nominated for theBSFA Award in 1997, and for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1998.[1]
The plot is a modernization of the classic German tale ofanti-heroDr. 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, reshapingGermany and then all ofEurope in his own image.
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