num_pages: 320
description: Thomas Mann (1875-1955) won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929. This is a collection of his shorter works. &amp;quot;Death in Venice&amp;quot;, 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: &amp;quot;Tonio Kroger&amp;quot;; the collection entitled &amp;quot;Tristan&amp;quot;; &amp;quot;The Blood of the Walsungs&amp;quot;; &amp;quot;Mario the Magician&amp;quot;; and &amp;quot;The Tables of the Law&amp;quot;. A number of essays are also included.
language: English
title: Death in Venice, Tonio Kroger and Other Writings
titlecomplete: Death in Venice, Tonio Kroger and Other Writings (German Library)
genres: German Literature
ratings_count: 54
publisher: Continuum