Andreas Author:Hugo von Hofmannsthal Andreas is a novel of violence and naivety, pathos and melancholy. Set in the 18th century, it tells the story of a young Viennese aristocrat who travels to Venice as the first stage of his 'Grand Tour'. On his journey, he acquires an unsavoury servant who unleashes a trail of destruction and violence which taints and corrupts Andreas's first ... more »experience of love.« less