Discover Thomas Mann's comic novel that deals with deceit and misleading self-confidence, reissued for the first time in twenty years. A waiter by day and a Parisian charmer by night, the young and handsome Felix Krull has created a persona that manages to charm and deceive the world of wealth. When the Marquis de Venosta makes him an offer he can't refuse, young Felix finds himself on the path that will elevate him to the world of the rich. 'The most astounding work Mann ever wrote, and also one of the most perfect' - Edwin Muir.