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Death in Venice
Mann, Thomas
literary fiction
psychological drama
past tense
third limited POV
~123 pp
Vibe
melancholic
obsessive
decadent
A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
92
sparsedense
Pacing
20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
15
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
95
externalintrospective
Ending
10
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
40%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 30,646 |
| Page count | ~123 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |