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Death in Venice

Thomas Mann

Death in Venice

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1912
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
237
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
Psychology, Romance
Moods
Be seduced, Be moved to tears, Savour the writing
Translated from
German

Book summary

Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous ageing writer worn out by work, goes to Venice to rest. In his grand hotel on the Lido, he is fascinated by a young Polish boy, Tadzio, whose beauty seems perfect to him. Meanwhile, an epidemic is secretly spreading through the city.

This short novel is about the fascination of beauty, and about a very self-controlled man who little by little loses all control. It is one of the most famous stories of the twentieth century.

With the translation always in front of you, you can read this masterpiece in the language you are learning.

The plot

Seorang penulis yang tak sanggup meninggalkan Venesia. Di München, Gustav von Aschenbach, penulis terkenal berusia lebih dari lima puluh tahun, tiba-tiba merasakan keinginan kuat untuk bepergian.

The world of the book

Venesia, 1911. Venesia dibangun di atas air, di tengah laguna: orang berkeliling dengan gondola atau kapal uap kecil. Di seberang kota, Lido adalah pulau pasir panjang yang menghadap laut. Hotel-hotel besar dibuka di…

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