by Helen Tracy Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter
First published 2021
In the sweltering summer of Venice, celebrated author Gustav von Aschenbach becomes captivated by a beautiful young boy. As his fixation grows, it threatens to consume him, isolating him from the world around him. Torn between his creative impulses and his moral restraint, Gustav is drawn deeper into a dangerous obsession that may cost him everything.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: forbidden-love, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Venice
Period: 20th Century
54 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: death