Death in Venice and Other Stories
Recommended by Rebecca Goldstein, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #46 in German, Ranked #82 in Modernist — see more rankings.
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.
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Rebecca Goldstein I’m really interested in novels that are deeply Platonic, and Death in Venice is deeply Platonic. (Source)
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