# Death in Venice

By Thomas Mann.

"Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann is a novella published in 1912. It follows Gustav von Aschenbach, a disciplined writer in his fifties, who travels to Venice seeking respite. There, he becomes increasingly obsessed with Tadzio, a beautiful adolescent boy from a Polish family staying at his hotel. As Aschenbach's fascination intensifies, he abandons his former restraint and dignity. Meanwhile, a deadly cholera epidemic spreads through Venice—a danger he chooses to ignore rather than lose sight of the boy who has consumed his thoughts. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Kenneth Burke
- Subjects: Venice (Italy) -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Parables; Homosexuality -- Fiction; Middle age -- Fiction

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