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German short stories began in the late 18th century as brief, beautifully written moral fables. In the following century, style evolved toward realism in parallel with that of other European literature. From the lofty idealism of Goethe to the searing verisimilitude of Mann, German writers of all styles have left us some of the most arresting profiles of the human condition ever conceived.

Una Venezia estiva ammorbata da una peste incombente ospita l'inquieto Gustav Aschenbach, famoso scrittore tedesco che ha costruito vita e opera sulla più ostinata fedeltà ai canoni classici dell'etica e dell'estetica. Un sottile impulso lo scuote nel momento in cui compare sulla spiaggia del Lido la spietata bellezza di Tadzio, un ragazzo polacco. Un unico gioco di sguardi, la vergogna della propria decrepitezza, la scelta di imbellettarsi per nasconderla, sono i passi che scandiscono la vicenda.

Romanen om det mægtige handelshus, ejet af familien Buddenbrook, der første gang udkom i 1901. Den fortæller om en borgerskabets verden, der er blevet gammel, men endnu udfolder en sidste sælsom skønhed og charme, holdt sammen af årelange traditioner. Historien er en slags nekrolog - den viser ikke borgerskabets opkomst, men begynder på højdepunktet og viser forfaldet, fra biedermeiertiden til gründertiden, og den skildrer dette forfald, så det fremstår mere levende end de fleste beretninger om succes og fremgang.

El propio Thomas Mann advierte que esta novela trata sobre «la pasión como desequilibrio y degradación». Gustav Aschenbach, «arroyo de cenizas» en alemán, es un escritor maduro que goza de reconocimiento. Llega a Venecia en busca de inspiración, pero también de llenar sus días con reflexiones estéticas en un entorno idílico. En el hotel coincide con Tadzio, un joven de polaco que se encuentra de vacaciones con su familia. El muchacho se convierte en objeto de deseo y adoración; un amor ideal e imposible basado en la contemplación estética y que llevará a Aschenbach a renunciar a todo, incluso a sí mismo.

"Die Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull" begleiteten Thomas Mann sein Leben lang. Achtundsiebzigjährig noch las er die Memoiren dieses modernen Schelmen, der sich dank seines schauspielerischen Talents und seiner erotischen Ausstrahlung in die höchsten Kreise der Gesellschaft schummelt.

Spaziergänge im Münchner Herzogpark, Ausflüge an den Starnberger See. Gedanken über Abendgesellschaften in Hausschuhen, Speisepläne und mangelnden Applaus bei Lesungen. Grübeln beim Blick in den Spiegel, Geständnisse über seine geheime Liebe zu Jünglingen. Thomas Mann schreibt in seinen Tagebüchern ehrlich und unverstellt über sich, seinen Alltag und sein Innerstes.

At the end of our days we will most likely lie for eternity in the cemetery or graveyard. Many of these, now wreathed in time, have a romance and overgrown beauty as nature keeps and shelters the dead. For our varied and talented authors, a major theme, or indeed character of the stories in this volume is that very location, and how they weave it into their narratives is both fascinating, enlightening and a wonderfully distinct way of telling classic short stories.

Un hombre se va a vivir a un pueblo alejado, tras enterarse de que le quedan pocos meses de vida. En la habitación que arrienda hay un armario, del que cada noche sale una joven y hermosa mujer que le cuenta historias.

A book that pulses with life in the midst of death, The Magic Mountain is a mammoth masterpiece of erudition and irony, sexual tension, and intellectual ferment. Mann utilises a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community dedicated solely to illness, as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years prior to 1914 was already displaying the initial signs of its own terminal madness, in this dizzyingly dense novel of ideas.

Thomas and Adam talk about life from the perspective of being "on the roof" overlooking the city, observing every-day things from a high-level through the lens of the bible.Photo Credits: Adam Mann, Julieanne OldreiveMusic Credits: Thomas Oldreive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful new audiobook, Thomas Mann's Death in Venice is brought to life by James Warwick, star of the Agatha Christie series Tommy and Tuppence on Masterpiece Theatre.