Death in Venice
Author(s): Thomas Mann, Kenneth Burke
Genre(s): Literary Fiction
Narrators: Lee Smalley
Number of Chapters: 10
Length: 03 hours and 16 minutes
Language: English
Thomas Mann, author of Death in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) was a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. The main character in this novella is Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous author in his early 50s who was widowed at an early age. In poor health, he visits Venice and becomes increasingly obsessed by the sight of a stunningly beautiful lad of 14. This book has been acclaimed a masterpiece and in 1971 was adapted as a film starring Dirk Bogarde. (Summary by Lee Smalley)
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The audiobook Death in Venice falls under the genres of Literary Fiction. It is written by Thomas Mann, Kenneth Burke.