Death in Venice: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 3:16:03 running time and a link to listen.
Death in Venice, credited to Thomas Mann, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann. (Translated by Kenneth Burke.) Read in English by Lee Smalley. Thomas Mann, author of Death in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) was a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. The main character in this novella is Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous author in his early 50s who was widowed at an early age. In poor health, he visits Venice and becomes increasingly obsessed by the sight of a stunningly beautiful lad of 14. This book has been acclaimed a masterpiece and in 1971 was adapted as a film starring Dirk Bogarde. (Summary by Lee Smalley)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Death in Venice
- Author credits: Thomas Mann
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 3:16:03
Catalogue topics
- homosexuality
- venice
- obsession
- gay
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter I — 14:39
- 02 - Chapter II — 18:41
- 03 - Chapter III, Part 1 — 23:38
- 04 - Chapter III, Part 2 — 23:33
- 05 - Chapter III, Part 3 — 21:27
- 06 - Chapter IV, Part 1 — 17:08
- 07 - Chapter IV, Part 2 — 14:20
- 08 - Chapter V, Part 1 — 21:43
- 09 - Chapter V, Part 2 — 22:06
- 10 - Chapter V, Part 3 — 18:48
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