{"product_id":"death-in-venice-paperback-3","title":"Death in Venice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLesley Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sumptuous new translation of the sublime novella of desire, obsession, and one man's downfall; another classic from the author of \u003ci\u003eTHE MAGIC MOUNTAIN\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Probably the greatest of modern German novelists.\" ― The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the pre-eminent works of modern European literature, this enthralling story of desire, beauty and infatuation follows the erudite, respectable writer Gustav Aschenbach's descent into obsession. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAschenbach has always lived a life of structured routine, but he has begun to be troubled by diminishing creative inspiration from his strict writing schedule. While walking in a cemetery north of Munich, he has a dizzying vision which prompts him to abandon his settled life and travel south to Venice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn checking into his hotel, Aschenbach notices a young Polish boy of perfect, sculptural beauty: Tadzio. As he lingers on at the hotel, Aschenbach falls into an ever-deeper infatuation with the youth, whose curled blond hair and porcelain face fill him with rapture, and even seem to cure his stubborn writer's block. Ignoring whispered warnings of a cholera outbreak in Venice, Aschenbach stays at the hotel and follows Tadzio with increasing obsession, his mind swirling with mad desire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClassical in structure yet roiled by disturbing passion, \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is an enormously powerful story of one man's undoing. Full of coiled tension and vivid inner conflict, it is one of Thomas Mann's greatest masterpieces, and appears here in a lively new translation by Lesley Chamberlain.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Mann \u003c\/b\u003e(1875-1955) was perhaps Germany's most famous twentieth-century writer. Born to a merchant family in Lübeck, Mann was preparing to enter the family business when his father suddenly died and the business was liquidated. The family moved to Munich, where Mann began his literary career with the epic novel \u003ci\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/i\u003e (1901), which was a huge success. Further novels and stories followed, including \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e (1912) and \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (1924); five years following publication of the latter novel, Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. When Hitler came to power, Mann fled to Switzerland, and from there he escaped to California at the outbreak of the Second World War. He is buried in Switzerland, where he spent his final years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesley Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e is a British writer and critic who has written extensively on German and Russian literature and published three novels.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377115947315,"sku":"9781805332688","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RW__E1q7Is9781805332688.webp?v=1779314920","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/death-in-venice-paperback-3","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}