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Death in Venice : and other stories / Thomas Mann ; translated and with an introduction by David Luke.

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Record Number 897506
ISBN 9780099428657 (paperback)
Author Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 author.
Title Death in Venice : and other stories / Thomas Mann ; translated and with an introduction by David Luke.
Publisher/Date London : Vintage, 1998.
Pagination etc. li, 266 pages ; 20 cm.
Series Vintage classics
Contents note Originally published: Bantam, 1988.
Translated from the German.
Little Herr Friedemann -- The joker -- The road to the churchyard -- Gladius Dei -- Tristan -- Tonio Kroger -- Death in Venice.
Summary Note "Death in Venice" is a story of obsession. Gustave von Aschenbach is a successful but aging 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 rumors that have begun to circulate about disease spreading through the city. Available exclusively from Vintage Classics.
Subject Middle age -- Fiction
Homosexuality -- Fiction
German fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English
Venice (Italy) -- Fiction
Short stories.
Added Author Luke, David, 1921- translator,
author of introduction, etc.
Added title Short stories. English.
Tonio Kröger.
Der Tod in Venedig.
Shelf Location F MANN
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