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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

베네치아를 떠나지 못하는 작가. 뮌헨에서 쉰이 넘은 유명 작가 구스타프 폰 아셴바흐는 갑자기 여행을 떠나고 싶은 강한 충동을 느낀다.

The world of the book

1911년의 베네치아. 베네치아는 석호 한가운데 물 위에 세워진 도시로, 사람들은 곤돌라나 작은 증기선으로 다닌다. 도시 맞은편의 리도는 바다를 향한 길쭉한 모래섬이다. 그곳에 큰 호텔들이 문을 열었고, 유럽 곳곳의 부유한 가족들이 해수욕을 하러 온다. 하지만 때로 시로코가 분다. 공기를 무겁게 만드는 덥고 습한 바람이다.

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