The White People - Couverture souple

Machen, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1533404534 ISBN 13 : 9781533404534

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Machen's popularity in 1920s America has been noted, and his work was an influence on the development of the pulp horror found in magazines like Weird Tales and on such notable fantasy writers as James Branch Cabell, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard,[11] Frank Belknap Long (who wrote a tribute to Machen in verse, "On Reading Arthur Machen"),[12] Donald Wandrei,[13] David Lindsay[10] and E. Charles Vivian.

A propos du livre

About the Author

Arthur Machen (1863 1947) was born Arthur Llewellyn Jones in Caerleon in Wales. Moving to London, but living an impoverished existence, Machen eventually found success with his horror novella 'The Great God Pan', and soon after 'The Three Impostors'. Machen firmly established himself as a master storyteller of decadent supernatural horror, publishing several occult and weird tales with memorable plots and a real skill for the esoteric, creating dark and suspenseful atmospheres.

Review

"The pleasure of rediscovering these stories or experiencing them for the first time is sure to be amplified by the insightful foreword by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and the excellent introduction by S. T. Joshi." — Craig Smith

"As a selection of 'weird' short stories, The White People is a fine example of the precursor to what has become a popular subgenre of fantasy fiction, as well as a window on to the spiritual concerns of the Welsh author Arthur Machen (1863-1947): the veil separating the phenomenal world and the supernal realm is thin. While we may have forgotten the rituals, spells, charms and wards once used to commune with the spirits, the spirits have not forgotten us."

— Times Literary Supplement

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1533404534
• ISBN 13: 9781533404534
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 42
• Éditeur: Edibooks
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible