In Goethe: His Faustian life, award-winning biographer, critic and writer A. N. Wilson tells the spellbinding story of the life of Goethe. From his youth as a wild literary prodigy, to his later years as Germany’s most heroic intellectual figure, Wilson hones in on Goethe’s undying obsession with the work he would spend his entire life writing – Faust.

In this live interview with A.N. Wilson we discuss what it is like to try and tell the story of one of Germany and Europe's most important writers whose influence continues through to today, as well as exploring what Goethe and his obsession with Faust can tell us about the search for the human soul then and now.

This interview was recorded on 26 November 2024.