I would probably give this book a 3.5 star rating. The language it was written in was quite beautiful and philosophical, and I liked how Mann interspersed mythology into his story. The protagonist, Gustav von Aschenbach, was quite a fascinating character who becomes obsessed with a 14 year old Polis...
Et puis il exprima ce qu'il avait de plus subtil à dire, l'astucieux séducteur, à savoir que celui qui aime est plus divin que celui qui est aimé, puisque dans le premier est le dieu, mais non pas dans l'autre, pensée peut-être la plus tendre et la plus moqueuse qui ait jamais été conçue et dont éma...
Gustav von Aschenbach, a lonely German author, decides to take a long vacation in Venice, away from the drudgery of his normal life. In Venice he spies a young Polish boy, vacationing with his family. von Aschenbach becomes obsessed with this beautiful young boy trying to catch sight of him all ov...
Rating: 3.5* of fiveThe Book Report: I feel a complete fool providing a plot precis for this canonical work. Gustav von Ascherbach, literary lion in his sixties, wanders about his home town of Munich while struggling with a recalcitrant new story. His chance encounter with a weirdo, though no words ...
So, even if I've skipped "The Magic Mountain" or "Doctor Faustus" so far, I read Thomas Mann, didn't I? ;)The novella is really good, the film must have played an important role as well, first I watched it and then I wanted to read the book. Gustave Aschenbach is one of those old men who have that a...
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