{"product_id":"death-in-venice-isbn-9780060576172","title":"Death in Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann—here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim with a new introduction by Michael Cunningham, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom,” Mann wrote. “But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist’s dignity.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on the eve of World War I, a decade after \u003cem\u003eBuddenbrooks \u003c\/em\u003ehad established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Gustave von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid this growing fixation, Venice is struck by an epidemic, and the once-idyllic city devolves into a decaying, ominous backdrop that mirrors Aschenbach’s inner turmoil. Overwhelmed by his unfulfilled desires and the tension between art, morality, and human passion, he chooses to remain in the city, unable to part from Tadzio's presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novella climaxes as Aschenbach, now physically and emotionally enfeebled, watches Tadzio from a distance on the beach one final time. As the boy gazes out at the sea, symbolizing purity and eternal beauty, Aschenbach succumbs to his own deterioration and dies alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough its rich symbolism and classical references, \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a meditation on the transcendence of beauty, the frailty of human existence, and the paradox of longing for the unattainable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on the eve of World War I, a decade after \u003cem\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/em\u003e had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decaying city, besieged by an unnamed epidemic, he becomes obsessed with an exquisite Polish boy, Tadzio. \"It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom,\" Mann wrote. \"But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist's dignity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[Michael Heim’s] translation is crisp and deft, and it skillfully conveys the detached yet terrible momentum of the story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887620059365,"sku":"NP9780060576172","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060576172.jpg?v=1730227088","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/death-in-venice-isbn-9780060576172","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}