Death in Venice & Other Tales, by Thomas Mann First Edition
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"Death in Venice & Other Tales by Thomas Mann is a collection centered on themes of beauty, art, and human struggle. The title novella depicts Gustav von Aschenbach, an acclaimed author whose quest for spiritual and aesthetic fulfillment in Venice leads to his obsessive fascination with a young Polish boy amid a hidden epidemic. "Tonio Kroger" explores a young writer's inner conflict between bourgeois life and artistic passion. "Gladius Dei" satirizes a self-proclaimed holy warrior battling Munich’s permissiveness, while "The Blood of the Walsungs" portrays a wealthy Jewish family’s complex and taboo entanglements, reflecting broader social tensions."
First edition, first printing (full numberline). Jacket present with very minimal shelfwear. Price not clipped.
Viking Penguin
Hardcover
ISBN: 0670874248
First Edition
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"Death in Venice & Other Tales by Thomas Mann is a collection centered on themes of beauty, art, and human struggle. The title novella depicts Gustav von Aschenbach, an acclaimed author whose quest for spiritual and aesthetic fulfillment in Venice leads to his obsessive fascination with a young Polish boy amid a hidden epidemic. "Tonio Kroger" explores a young writer's inner conflict between bourgeois life and artistic passion. "Gladius Dei" satirizes a self-proclaimed holy warrior battling Munich’s permissiveness, while "The Blood of the Walsungs" portrays a wealthy Jewish family’s complex and taboo entanglements, reflecting broader social tensions."
First edition, first printing (full numberline). Jacket present with very minimal shelfwear. Price not clipped.
Viking Penguin
Hardcover
ISBN: 0670874248
First Edition
Free Shipping In the USA On All Books!