This is a meandering novella in which a world famous but waning writing wonders around Venice looking for something to inspire him and revitalize him or failing that, to kill him. Aschenbach was shot to fame in his youth for a novel about Frederick the Great and sort of set upon the path of literary prowess and literary greatness, but as he aged, it turned out that his burnt up too much of his vigor and talent in his youth, and now, only 50, he’s […]