Death in Venice and Other Stories (First Book)

This superb translation of Death in Venice and six other stories by Thomas Mann is a tour de force, deserving to be the definitive text for English-speaking readers. These seven stories represent Mann’s early writing career and a level of literary quality Mann himself despaired of ever again matching. In these stories he began to grapple with themes that were to recur throughout his work. In Little Herr Friedemann, a character’s carefully structured way of life is suddenly threatened by an unexpected sexual passion. In Gladius Dei, puritanical intellect clashes with beauty. In Tristan, Mann presents an ironic and comic account of the tension between an artist and bourgeois society.All seven of these stories are accomplished and memorable, but it is Death in Venice that truly forms the centerpiece of the collection. The themes that Mann weaves through the shorter pieces come to a climax in this stunning novella, one of the most hauntingly magnificent tales of art and self-destruction ever written. Introduction......Page 2 From Death in Venice:......Page 24 2......Page 28 4......Page 29 5......Page 30 6......Page 31 8......Page 32 9......Page 33 10......Page 34 11......Page 35 12......Page 36 13......Page 38 14......Page 39 15......Page 40 1......Page 43 2......Page 44 3......Page 45 5......Page 46 6......Page 47 7......Page 48 8......Page 49 9......Page 51 10......Page 52 11......Page 53 12......Page 54 13......Page 56 14......Page 58 The Road to the Churchyard......Page 60 Gladius Dei......Page 64 1......Page 65 2......Page 66 3......Page 68 1......Page 74 2......Page 75 3......Page 76 4......Page 77 5......Page 78 6......Page 79 7......Page 81 8......Page 84 9......Page 90 10......Page 91 11......Page 93 12......Page 96 1......Page 97 2......Page 103 3......Page 107 4......Page 108 5......Page 115 6......Page 116 7......Page 121 8......Page 124 9......Page 130 1......Page 132 2......Page 135 3......Page 139 4......Page 153 5......Page 160 About the Author......Page 173

this Translation Of Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann's Work Includes His Masterpiece, Death In Venice, Plus Six Of The Author's Short Stories: Tristan, Tonio Kroger, Man And Dog: An Idyll, Hour Of Hardship, Tobias Mindernickel, And The Child Prodigy.

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mann's Classic Here Gets A Fresh Interpretation From Pen Award-winning Translator Neugroschel, Who Brings Out More Of The Work's Sensuality. Along With The Title Story, This Edition Includes The Will For Happiness, Tobias Mindernickel, Tristan, The Starvelings, And Harsh Hour, Among Others.

In Death in Venice, an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despite warnings that a plague is threatening Venice, Aschenbach remains at the hotel hoping to make a connection with the elusive Tadzio. Mann's novel is celebrated for its subtle characterization, and its exploration of the struggles of the artist--the longing for transcendence and ideal beauty vs. the need to sacrifice for one's art. The celebrated author, Gustave Aschenbach, burdened by his successes, comes to Venice for a holiday and encounters a vision of eros -- a vision for which he pays with his life. Death in Venice, Thomas Mann's intensely moving elegy for a man trapped between myth and modernity, was written at the peak of his powers. The seven stories in this collection represent the early part of Mann's literary career, beginning with work he produced in 1896 at the age of 21, and culminating in his celebrated novella, "Death in Venice" in 1912. A magnificent tale of art and self-destruction This collection of seven stories by one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century displays his mastery over a broad range of subjects