Goose of Hermogenes - Couverture souple

Colquhoun, Ithell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0720611776 ISBN 13 : 9780720611779

Editeur : Peter Owen Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

The heroine of this story (described only as "I") is compelled to visit a mysterious uncle who turns out to be a black magician who lords over a kind of Prospero's Island that exists out of time and space. Startled by his bizarre behavior and odd nocturnal movements, she eventually learns that he is searching for the philosopher's stone. When his sinister attentions fall upon the priceless jewel heirloom in her possession, bewilderment turns into stark terror and she realizes she must find a way off the island. An esoteric dreamworld fantasy composed of uncorrelated scenes and imagery mostly derived from medieval occult sources, Goose of Hermogenes might be described as a gothic novel, an occult picaresque, or a surrealist fantasy. However one wants to approach this obscure tale, it remains today as vividly unforgettable and disturbing as when it was first published by Peter Owen in 1961.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ithell Colquhoun was a painter and writer who, along with Eileen Agar and Leonora Carrington, was one of the best-known English women surrealists. A friend of André Breton, she was also associated with Aleister Crowley. Her writing has been compared to that of William Blake and Walter de la Mare&;the latter being a fan of her work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Owen Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0720611776
• ISBN 13: 9780720611779
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 115
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible