![]() He orders that his house in the German countryside be readied for his return in one month's time. Two weeks after spotting the strange tourist in Munich, von Aschenbach embarks on a trip. Usually, he portrays the stories of stoic heroes who appear noble, but are degenerate on the inside. His literary work has brought him great fame. As a young boy, he was sickly, and has thus lived most of his life in this type of solitude. Von Aschenbach lives an extremely ascetic life, dashing cold water on himself in the morning so that he can wake up and work on his writing. ![]() He briefly considers following the tourist, but instead takes the tram home. Suddenly, von Aschenbach has a desire to travel. After an unsatisfactory morning of work, he sets out on a walk and notices a strange looking tourist in a cemetery. He was married for a short time before his wife died and now lives alone in Munich. Von Aschenbach, born in Silesia to a civil servant and his Bohemian blooded wife, is a well-known writer. ![]()
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