> It wasn't until this latest outbreak that I realised just how pervasive the ideas of pandemic are in the creative works I consume. This very thought came to

> It wasn't until this latest outbreak that I realised just how pervasive the ideas of pandemic are in the creative works I consume. This very thought came to my mind too. The examples that I thought of first were Thomas Mann's Death in Venice where Aschenbach hesitates until it is too late to flee. 'Among these things the Englishman said the most important one. "[...] The ban can hardly be delayed for more than a few days." "Thank you," said Aschenbach and left the office.' [1] Back then fleeing was at least considered an option but today? Where would you go? Very striking is also Albert Camus' classification of people in the face of crisis in The Plague: - the ignorant - the revolting - the ones in solidarity - the loving ones Lastly not to forget, the episode about the telephone sanitizers in Douglas Adams' book;-) [1] My own translation (attempt)