The central character is caught in a dilemma of the Yeatsian man who must choose between life and work, action and thought, experience and creation. The author's "Doctor Copernicus" won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1976 and "Kepler" won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize in 1981.
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Hardback Editions
November 1989 : Hardback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 0-87923-758-9 / 978-0-87923-758-5 (USA edition) Publisher: David R Godine Pub Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1986 : Hardback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 0-436-03266-X / 978-0-436-03266-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 1999 : Paperback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 1-56792-097-7 / 9781567920970 (USA edition) Publisher: David R Godine Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 1999 : Paperback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 0-330-37231-9 / 978-0-330-37231-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1997 : Paperback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville Publisher: Minerva Availability: Amazon More details... |
March 1993 : Paperback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 0-7493-9716-0 / 978-0-7493-9716-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Minerva Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1991 : Paperback
 | Title: Mefisto Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 0-446-39282-0 / 978-0-446-39282-2 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 1987 : Paperback
 | Title: Mefisto (Paladin Books) Author(s): John Banville ISBN: 0-586-08661-7 / 978-0-586-08661-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Paladin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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