First published in 1912, "Death in Venice" is Thomas Mann\'s novella concerning Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous middle-aged author who in order to alleviate a terrible case of writer\'s black decides to go on holiday.
During dinner one evening at the hotel he sees a family at a table near.
On Lido Island he takes up residence in a suite at the Grand Hotel des Bains.
Gustav first travels to the coast of Austria-Hungary but soon is overcome with the feeling that he is meant to travel to Venice.
First published in 1912, "Death in Venice" is Thomas Mann\'s novella concerning Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous middle-aged author who in order to alleviate a terrible case of writer\'s black decides to go on holiday