{"product_id":"9780099428657","title":"Death in Venice And Other Stories","description":"Author: Mann, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099428657\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Aug 2001\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A story of the voluptuousness of doom' Thomas Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith astonishment Aschenbach noticed that the boy was entirely beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is the finale of this seven-story collection, marked by masterful storytelling and profound, often haunting, insight.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150399516830,"sku":"UBD-9780099428657","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099428657.jpg?v=1786964789","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099428657","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}