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An atmospheric story of obsession and inner conflict set in the oppressive heat of a Venetian summer, Death in Venice is considered to be one of Thomas Mann's greatest works.

Clayton Koelb's masterful translation improves upon its predecessors in two ways: it renders Mann into American (not British) English, and it remains true to Mann's original text without sacrificing fluency. For American readers, this is the translation of choice.

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Junto a La monta a m gica, La muerte en Venecia es la obra m s conocida de Thomas Mann.

Una hermosa reflexi n est tica acerca de la pasi n, el amor ideal y la belleza.

El propio Thomas Mann advierte que esta novela trata sobre la pasi... Read Full Overview

"Death in Venice", originally written in German by Thomas Mann, is a profound exploration of beauty, obsession, and mortality. Set against the lush backdrop of early 20th-century Venice, the novella intricately depicts the unraveling of Gustav... Read Full Overview

Presents a new translation of the twentieth century's greatest novellas, the story of a German writer's affair with a Polish boy, along with eleven other stories.

A sumptuous new translation of the sublime novella of desire, obsession, and one man's downfall; another classic from the author of THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN.

Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist... Read Full Overview