{"product_id":"9780099428657","title":"Death in Venice And Other Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Mann, Thomas \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 April 2001 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 21 | 238g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith astonishment Aschenbach noticed that the boy was entirely beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing writer Gustav von Aschenbach is on holiday in Venice when he first notices a fellow guest in the foyer of his hotel: an exceptionally beautiful boy who is staying there with his family. Admiration gives way to obsession as his days begin to revolve around seeing the boy. Meanwhile, ominous signs point to a disease spreading through the magnificent, but decaying, city and, blinded by his fixation, Aschenbach fails to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath in Venice is the finale of this seven-story collection, marked by masterful storytelling and profound, often haunting, insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Cover may vary)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55214463189367,"sku":"9780099428657","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780099428657.jpg?v=1747317231","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780099428657","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}