Death in Venice
Harper Perennial - Harper Perennial
Release date: 2005-05-31
Paperback
Author: Thomas Mann
German Novel And Short Story, Fiction, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Literature: Classics, Classics, Fiction / Classics, Fiction / General
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Death in Venice
Date undefinedi literally finished this book in half a day. I could not put it down or get it out of my head. Quite simply, one of the best novels I have EVER read. Every word sticks, the body is transported to another world and then at the last page, brings you back into cold, harsh reality, breathless.
The only complaint i have is this:
I read the introduction first and it ruined the ending for me.
If this is your first time reading this, DO NOT READ THE INTRO!!!!
I have no idea WHY they put that intro in first. STUPID.
Thanks for somewhat but not, ruining a glorious conclusion!
Death in Venice
Date undefinedThis story has nothing to do with sex. In all of Mann's stories he is struggling with living life without art or living for art.
The boy represents art. If he pursues it he might die. That is his dilemma.
Death in Venice
Date undefinedThis supurb novella has been with me most of my life. I carry it with me when I'm alone or on trips. It helps me understand the tradgedy of living in a world of beauty untouched. It illuminates one of life's most sacred and profound secrets. It glows within me. Like the Bible, it is a book that stands alone. Elusive. Priceless. Angels are here.
