Der Tod in Venedig

Gustav von Aschenbach, a celebrated writer in Munich, gives in to a sudden longing to travel and goes to Venice. At his hotel on the Lido he becomes fascinated by a beautiful Polish boy, while rumours of sickness spread through the city. A short, dense novella about art, discipline and desire. This book contains scenes of violence as its author wrote them.

Summary written with Claude Opus 5.5.