num_pages: 135
description: Der Tod in Venedig is a symbol-laden story of aestheticism &amp; decadence, exemplifying the author's regard for Sigmund Freud's writings on the unconscious. Gustav von Aschenbach is a revered author whose work is known for its discipline &amp; formal perfection. At his Venetian hotel he encounters the strikingly handsome young teenager Tadzio. Aschenbach is disturbed by his attraction to the boy. Altho he watches Tadzio, he doesn't dare speak to him. Despite warnings of a cholera epidemic Aschenbach stays in Venice.
language: English
title: Death in Venice
titlecomplete: Death in Venice
characters: Gustave von Aschenbach, Jashu, Tadzio
genres: Novels, Italy, Germany, Classics, German Literature, Short Stories, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, LGBT
ratings_count: 53266
places: Italy, Venice
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
category: Michael Henry Heim, awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: Premios Fervenzas Literarias
category: Traducción 
publisher: Modern Library/McGraw-Hill