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Vintage Classics Death In Venice

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‘Death in Venice’ is the story of an ageing writer’s obsession with a young boy. The man is so distracted by the boy that he fails to pay attention to rumours of disease spreading through the city. The six other stories in this collection include ‘The Joker’, ‘Gladius Dei’, ‘Little Herr Friedemann’ and ‘The Road to the Churchyard’.

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Description

With astonishment Aschenbach noticed that the boy was entirely beautiful.

Ageing writer Gustav von Aschenbach is on holiday in Venice when he first notices a fellow guest in the foyer of his hotel: an exceptionally beautiful boy who is staying there with his family. Admiration gives way to obsession as his days begin to revolve around seeing the boy. Meanwhile, ominous signs point to a disease spreading through the magnificent, but decaying, city and, blinded by his fixation, Aschenbach fails to notice.

Death in Venice is the finale of this seven-story collection, marked by masterful storytelling and profound, often haunting, insight.

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Additional information

Weight 0.24 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 2 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

336

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

833.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K