Thomas Mann: Death in Venice and Other Stories, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Death in Venice and Other Stories
- Translation:
- Nicola Luckhurst, Ritchie Robertson
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press, 01/2026
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780198850076
- Item number:
- 12287502
- Volume:
- 288 Pages
- Weight:
- 213 g
- Format:
- 196 x 130 mm
- Thickness:
- 18 mm
- Release date:
- 8.1.2026
- Series:
- Oxford World's Classics
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
'impossible here, absurd, depraved, ludicrous and yet sacred, still honourable, even here: "I love you!"'
This volume contains a generous selection of the short fiction Thomas Mann published in the years 1897 to 1912, after which he turned to larger-scale projects. The acknowledged classic among the early shorter fiction is the novella Death in Venice , in which Mann develops a lyrical style and a range of mythological allusions, through the forbidden love of a middle-aged man for a teenage boy, a theme with roots in Mann's own emotional experience. In many of his shorter works, Mann uses irony and humour to treat the conflict between sensitive, often artistic souls and the vital, often brutal forces of life. The stories, usually about isolated figures, convey a mixture of humour, sadness, and irony which invites ambivalent responses from readers.
This new set of translations by Ritchie Robertson and Nicola Luckhurst is accompanied by explanatory notes and introduction.
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Biography (Thomas Mann)
Thomas Mann, geb. 1875 in Lübeck, wohnte seit 1894 in München. 1933 verließ er Deutschland und lebte zuerst in der Schweiz am Zürichsee, dann in den Vereinigten Staaten, wo er 1938 eine Professur an der Universität in Princeton annahm. Später hatte er seinen Wohnsitz in Kalifornien, danach wieder in der Schweiz. Er starb in Zürich am 12. August 1955. Thomas Mann zählt zu den bedeutendsten Schriftstellern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Mit ihm erreichte der moderne deutsche Roman den Anschluss an die Weltliteratur. Manns umfangreiches und vielschichtiges Werk hat eine weltweit kaum zu übertreffende positive Resonanz gefunden. Für seinen ersten großen Roman Die Buddenbrooks erhielt er 1929 den Nobelpreis für Literatur.Biography (Ritchie Robertson)
Ritchie Robertson, geb. 1952, ist Professor für Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft an der Universität Oxford.
