{"product_id":"9781805332688","title":"Death in Venice by Thomas Mann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the undisputed classics of contemporary European literature' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A monumental writer' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning fresh translation of one of the most powerful stories of desire and undoing in modern literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErudite, respectable writer Gustav Aschenbach lives a life of structured routine. One day, as he puzzles over his stubborn writer's block, Aschenbach has a dazzling vision that leaves him with a restless urge to abandon his settled life and travel south to Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn checking into his hotel, Aschenbach notices a young Polish boy of perfect, sculptural beauty: Tadzio. As he lingers on at the hotel, Aschenbach falls into an ever-deeper infatuation with the youth, whose curled blond hair and porcelain face fill him with rapture. Ignoring whispered warnings of a cholera outbreak in the city, Aschenbach chooses to stay close to Tadzio, his mind swirling with mad desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassical in structure yet roiled by disturbing passion, \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is an enormously powerful story of one man's undoing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Lesley Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Mann (1875-1955) was perhaps Germany's most famous twentieth-century writer. Born to a merchant family in L?beck, Mann was preparing to enter the family business when his father suddenly died and the business was liquidated. The Manns moved to Munich, where Mann began his literary career with the epic novel \u003ci\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/i\u003e (1901), which was a huge success. Further novels and stories followed, including \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e (1912) and \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (1924); five years following publication of the latter novel, Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. When Hitler came to power, Mann fled to Switzerland, and from there he escaped to California at the outbreak of the Second World War. He is buried in Switzerland, where he spent his final years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369237557621,"sku":"9781805332688","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805332688.jpg?v=1763552632","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805332688","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}