{"product_id":"death-in-venice-paperback-5","title":"Death in Venice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann--here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished on the eve of World War I, a decade after Buddenbrooks had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, Death in Venice tells the story of Gustave von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the decaying city, besieged by an unnamed epidemic, he becomes obsessed with an exquisite Polish boy, Tadzio. “It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom,” Mann wrote. “But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist's dignity.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on the eve of World War I, a decade after \u003cem\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/em\u003e had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decaying city, besieged by an unnamed epidemic, he becomes obsessed with an exquisite Polish boy, Tadzio. It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom, Mann wrote. But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist's dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on the eve of World War I, a decade after \u003cem\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/em\u003e had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decaying city, besieged by an unnamed epidemic, he becomes obsessed with an exquisite Polish boy, Tadzio. \"It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom,\" Mann wrote. \"But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist's dignity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.96 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455153094834,"sku":"9780060576172","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/74f9b599c6b4cd54f5106d5838d752db.webp?v=1778863779","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/death-in-venice-paperback-5","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}