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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Death in Venice And Other Stories

Thomas Mann (author), David Luke (translator), David Luke (author of introduction)

Paperback Published on: 17/04/2025; Language: English, German (Original language of a translated text)

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Death in Venice and Other Stories

The title story here is, quite naturally, the reason you'd want this collection. An ageing composer decides on a whim to decamp to Venice where he - sudden... READ MORE

Stuart

Synopsis

'Death in Venice is one of the undisputed classics of contemporary European literature' - Independent

Death in Venice is a story of obsession. Gustave von Aschenbach is a successful but ageing writer who travels to Venice for a holiday.
One day, at dinner, Aschenbach notices an exceptionally beautiful young boy who is staying with his family in the same hotel.

Soon his days begin to revolve around seeing this boy and he is too distracted to pay attention to the ominous rumours that have begun to circulate about disease spreading through the city.