Death in Venice and Seven Other Stories
Eight complex stories illustrative of the author's belief that "a story must tell itself," highlighted by the high art style of the famous title novella.
Eight complex stories illustrative of the author's belief that "a story must tell itself," highlighted by the high art style of the famous title novella.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679722069 (0679722068)
ASIN: 679722068
Publish date: March 13th 1989
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 402
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Anthologies,
Collections,
Modern,
German Literature,
Short Stories,
Germany
This review isn't going to make sense. I should just say that right now. I have never read Mann before. Of course one keeps hearing about "Death in Venice" and then one feels guilty about not reading it and so on. Finally, in terms of this year's late resolution of doing something about my TBR p...
Just the story 'Death in Venice' translated by Michael Henry Heim and read by Simon Callow.Blurb from Wiki - The main character is Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous author in his early fifties who has recently been ennobled and thus acquired the aristocratic "von" to his name. He is a man dedicated to...
"Read this," you said, handing me Death in Venice, "you'll enjoy it!""What's it about," I asked."It's a story whose entire premise is based on a perverted old man lusting ghoulishly after the youth of a handsome, young boy," you said."Fuck off," I shouted. I don't usually go in for the old-man-desir...
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