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Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Category: Fiction
A new translation of the Nobel laureate's famous classic follows the story of successful aging writer Gustave von Aschenbach, whose search for spiritual fulfillment in Venice leads to erotic ruin when he becomes obsessed with an alluring Polish youth, Tadzio. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 20,000 fi ...Show more
Death in Venice and Other Stories by Thomas Mann
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Vintage Classic Europeans Ser.
The Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a shared literary treasuryAging writer Gustave von Aschenbach is disappointed by Venice. The skies are leaden, the a ...Show more
Death in Venice and Other Stories (Vintage Loves Film Classic) by Thomas Mann
Category: Classic Fiction
Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful ageing writer, travels to Venice for a holiday. One day, Aschenbach notices an exceptionally beautiful young boy. Soon his days begin to revolve around seeing this boy and he is too distracted to pay attention to the ominous rumours that have begun to circulate about ...Show more
Death in Venice, and Seven Other Stories: Virtage International Edition by Thomas Mann
Category: Fiction
Eight complex stories illustrative of the author's belief that "a story must tell itself, " highlighted by the high art style of the famous title novella.
Doctor Faustus by MANN THOMAS
Category: Classic Fiction
Thomas Mann wrote his last great novel, Doctor Faustus, during his exile from Nazi Germany. Although he already had a long string of masterpieces to his name, in retrospect this seems to be the novel he was born to write. A modern reworking of the Faust legend in which a twentieth-century composer sell ...Show more
Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage International Ser.
This is the story of German composer, Adrian Leverkuhn. Zeitblom, the narrator, tells his friend''s story against the backdrop of WW2, which acts as a counterpoint to Mann''s vast theme, the discord between genius and sanity'
Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann; H. T. Lowe-Porter (Translator)
Category: Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
Adrian Leverk hn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer - creative and brilliant, but he will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. Intentionally contracting syphilis in order to deepen his creative potential through madness, Adrian makes his pact with nature. Mann?s interpretation of the ...Show more
Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
Category: Fiction
Adrian Leverkühn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer - creative and brilliant, but he will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. Intentionally contracting syphilis in order to deepen his creative potential through madness, Adrian makes his pact with nature. Mann's interpretation of the ...Show more
Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann
Category: General Fiction
From the incestuous union of the two children of Duke Grimald of Flanders a boy is born. Left to die at sea, the child is rescued and brought up in holiness on the Channel Islands. Only after later marrying his mother does the child come to realize the extent of his crime against nature.
Inferno! Volume 4 by Guy Haley; Thomas Parrott; J. C. Stearns; Filip Wiltgren; Edoardo Albert; Mike Brooks; Jamie Crisalli; Denny Flowers; Jon Green; Eric Gregory; George Mann; Nicki North
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: Inferno! Ser.
Inferno Volume 4 showcases some of the best new fiction from across Games Workshop's many universes; from the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium, to the brutal underhive of Necromunda, through to the sprawling realms of the Age of Sigmar and the ancient lands of the Warhammer Chronicles. The fouth ...Show more
It's Even Worse Than It Looks - How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism by Thomas E. Mann; Norman J. Ornstein
Category: History
From authors of the national bestseller One Nation After Trump, a revelatory investigation of the surging political division and antagonism in America today Hyperpartisanship has gridlocked the American government. Congress's approval ratings are at record lows, and both Democrats and Republicans ar ...Show more