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Death in Venice
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A famous author in his early fifties travels to Venice alone and succumbs to a deep obsession with an exquisitely beautiful adolescent boy in Thomas Mann's iconic novella.
Featuring an exclusive introduction from Colm Tóibín and an excerpt from his most recent novel The Magician.
Featuring an exclusive introduction from Colm Tóibín and an excerpt from his most recent novel The Magician.
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Lindsey Douglas
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“Just not for me I guess? Must’ve missed something with this one”
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Megan Thomson
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“Went into it thinking it was a detective novel, some sort of crime noir/mystery story. Spent the first half of the book, as our main man was getting weirder and weirder toward a certain lil boy, slowly (concerningly so) realising this was not the case and having to make a hard adjustment. I read it maybe a month ago now though and the slow approaching, but immense, horror & sickness of this book stayed with me. It has the atmosphere of a hazy dream turning steadily more unsettling. I find stories where the people populating them become menacing in their refusal to react to/acknowledge dire circumstances in the way you'd expect a human to especially impactful and this does that really well. not just in the way the Venetian locals behave, but also the narratior himself toward Gustav.”
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“The only thing going for it is the prose. And I mean, it’s good prose, but you need characters and a compelling plot and so much more. Not worth the time, though I am glad I read it.”
About Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875–August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, and essayist. He won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 1949 Goeth Prize. His notable works include Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice, Doctor Faustus, and Joseph and His Brothers.
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