Note Details
- Type: book
Book Summary
Death in Venice is a novella by the German writer Thomas Mann, first published in 1912. The story is set in Venice during the early 1900s and follows the character of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful and middle-aged writer who becomes infatuated with a beautiful young boy named Tadzio. The novella explores themes of beauty, art, and the human desire for transcendence, and is considered a classic of German literature.