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Death in Venice

Mann, Thomas
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literary fiction psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~123 pp
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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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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
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count30,646
Page count~123 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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