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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

离不开威尼斯的作家。在慕尼黑,年过五十的著名作家古斯塔夫·冯·阿申巴赫,忽然萌生了强烈的旅行念头。

The world of the book

1911年的威尼斯。威尼斯建在水上,位于潟湖中央,人们乘贡多拉或小蒸汽船往来。城市对面的利多是一座面向大海的狭长沙岛。岛上开了许多大旅馆,欧洲各地的富裕家庭来此海水浴。可有时会刮起西罗科风,一种闷热潮湿的风,让空气变得沉重。

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