question: Damn Yankees, a comedy inspired by works based on Faust, is based on what Douglass Wallop novel?
answer: "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant"
context: Title: Stanley Donen
  Passage: Stanley Donen ( ; born April 13, 1924) is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are "Singin' in the Rain" and "On the Town", both of which he co-directed with actor and dancer Gene Kelly.  His other noteworthy films include "Royal Wedding", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "Funny Face", "Indiscreet", "Damn Yankees! ", "Charade", and "Two for the Road".  He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 for his body of work and a Career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival in 2004.  He was hailed by film critic David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood musicals".  Donen married five times and had three children.  His current long term partner is film director and comedian Elaine May.
  Title: Damn Yankees
  Passage: Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.  The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball.  It is based on Wallop's novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant".
  Title: Works based on Faust
  Passage: Faust has inspired artistic and cultural works for over four centuries.  The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture.  The entries represent works that a reader has a reasonable chance of encountering rather than a complete catalog.
citations: Damn Yankees Works based on Faust