## Book Cover  ## Book Summary Death in Venice is a novella by the German writer Thomas Mann, first published in 1912. The story is set in Venice during the early 1900s and follows the character of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful and middle-aged writer who becomes infatuated with a beautiful young boy named Tadzio. The novella explores themes of beauty, art, and the human desire for transcendence, and is considered a classic of German literature. ## Related Links - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53061.Death_in_Venice - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_in_Venice "Wikipedia") ## Reading Notes -