Sunday Morning! “Death in Venice”

Rufus F.

Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).

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4 Responses

  1. “Death in Venice” always make me think of the joke about the streetwalker who moved to Venice and drowned.Report

  2. Aaron David says:

    “Beauty is also frightening in the story because it seems to be a law higher than morality.”

    Morality is the fence we create to keep things such as beauty safe.

    I haven’t read this in decades, I think I may be at an age to get a greater understanding of it. Looking back, I am willing to bet I didn’t see its fullness upon first reading.Report