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Death in Venice Questions and Answers
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Their deaths are not explained, but we can infer that their deaths were caused by an illness.
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The writer, Gustav von Aschenbach, travels to Venice because he is suffering from a terrible case of writer's block. He believes a change in scenery will prove to be inspirational.
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