| Death in Venice, Tonio Kroger, and Other Writings: Thomas Mann Contributor(s): Lubich, Frederick A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826409717 ISBN-13: 9780826409713 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: Thomas Mann (1875-1955) won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929. This is a collection of his shorter works. "Death in Venice," later filmed by Lucion Visconti starring Dirk Bogarde, was published in 1911. It is a poetic meditation on art and beauty, where the dying composer Aschenbach (modelled on Gustav Mahler) becomes fixated by the young boy Tadzio. The other stories are: "Tonio Kroger"; the collection entitled "Tristan"; "The Blood of the Walsungs"; "Mario the Magician"; and "The Tables of the Law." A number of essays are also included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - General |
| Dewey: 833.912 |
| LCCN: 98-53761 |
| Series: German Library (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.34" W x 8.2" (0.94 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Mann (1875-1955) won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929. This is a collection of his shorter works. Death in Venice, later filmed by Lucion Visconti starring Dirk Bogarde, was published in 1911. It is a poetic meditation on art and beauty, where the dying composer Aschenbach (modelled on Gustav Mahler) becomes fixated by the young boy Tadzio. The other stories are: Tonio Kroger; the collection entitled Tristan; The Blood of the Walsungs; Mario the Magician; and The Tables of the Law. A number of essays are also included. |