books.google.de - In DEATH IN VENICE, an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despite warnings that a plague is threatening Venice, Aschenbach remains...http://books.google.de/books/about/Death_in_Venice.html?hl=de&id=xsmN274uMc8C&q=laughing&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDeath in Venice
