Project Gutenberg 2021-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 11609 Mann, Thomas 1875 1955 Mann, Paul Thomas Thomas, Paul Burke, Kenneth 1897 1993 Der Tod in Venedig. English Death in Venice Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_in_Venice Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann is a novella written in the early 20th century. The story follows the life of Gustav von Aschenbach, a once-renowned writer whose journey becomes a profound exploration of beauty, desire, and the intersection of life and art. As he travels to Venice, he becomes infatuated with a beautiful young boy named Tadzio, which ultimately leads him to confront his own mortality and the frailty of human existence. The opening of the novella introduces Gustav von Aschenbach, who is exhausted from his creative struggles and seeks solace in a walk through Munich's English Gardens. Overwhelmed by feelings of longing and restlessness, Aschenbach encounters a peculiar stranger that sparks in him a powerful desire for travel. This indicates a significant turning point in his life, setting the stage for his fateful journey to Venice. The narrative strikes a contemplative tone as it delves into his introspections on life, creativity, and the fatal allure of beauty, foreshadowing the conflicts that will arise as he becomes enamored with Tadzio in the city of canals. This excerpt not only highlights the character's emotional state but also introduces the themes of artistic struggle, desire, and eventual decay that permeate the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Venice (Italy) -- Fiction Psychological fiction Parables Homosexuality -- Fiction Middle age -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: German Literature 196583 2025-06-26T07:28:03.259147 text/html 197000 2021-08-16T13:28:39 text/html 142163 2025-06-26T07:28:07.901139 application/epub+zip 144219 2025-06-26T07:28:05.038141 application/epub+zip 144219 2025-06-26T07:28:03.930163 application/epub+zip 265885 2025-06-26T07:28:10.087139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256327 2025-06-26T07:28:07.220155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233741 2022-09-29T18:01:15.662150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187304 2025-06-26T07:28:02.953197 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187098 2021-08-16T13:28:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18944 2025-06-26T07:28:10.215142 application/rdf+xml 12862 2025-06-26T07:28:04.413155 image/jpeg 3176 2025-06-26T07:28:04.170149 image/jpeg 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11 application/octet-stream 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11 application/octet-stream 73786 2021-08-16T13:28:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 76049 2021-08-16T13:28:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 141981 2025-06-26T07:28:03.275179 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia