The Horla and Others

De Maupassant, Guy

ISBN 10: 1500882542 / ISBN 13: 9781500882549

Edité par Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781500882549

Synopsis :

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a reputation as France s preeminent short story writer, an artist whose cynical and macabre visions paralleled those of Hoffmann and Poe, and directly influenced those of Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, and H.P. Lovecraft. His stories are nightmarescapes of psychopathy, corruption, and decadence, featuring a serial-killer judge, a maddening episode of cabin fever (which influenced The Shinning), a gruesome discovery during a night on the river, the inexplicable exodus of a man s walking furniture, the famous invisible vampire, the Horla, werewolves, haunted rooms, neglected ghosts, and vivid affairs of necrophilia. This unique and unrivalled edition of de Maupassant s best weird tales, fantasies, and mysteries includes critical introductions to each story, contextual information, and chilling illustrations that breathe life into his Gothic visions and bizarre fantasias.TALES INCLUDED in this ANNOTATED EDITION:The Dead Girl | He? | Am I Insane? | The Horla |Fear | The Inn | The Hand | The Grave | On the River |Magnetism | Diary of a Madman | The Apparition |The Flayed Hand | The White Wolf | A Night in Paris |Who Knows?

Présentation de l'éditeur: Our mission is to provide the world with beautiful, accessible, illuminating editions of classic horror fiction, introducing these chilling gems to new generations, making them gorgeously illustrated and giving you critical, historical, and artistic insights with every single story. This is one of those books. Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a reputation as France’s preeminent short story writer, an artist whose cynical and macabre visions paralleled those of Hoffmann and Poe, and directly influenced those of Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, and H.P. Lovecraft. His stories are nightmarescapes of psychopathy, corruption, and decadence, featuring a serial-killer judge, a maddening episode of cabin fever (which influenced The Shinning), a gruesome discovery during a night on the river, the inexplicable exodus of a man’s walking furniture, the famous invisible vampire, the Horla, werewolves, haunted rooms, neglected ghosts, and vivid affairs of necrophilia. This unique and unrivalled edition of de Maupassant’s best weird tales, fantasies, and mysteries includes critical introductions to each story, contextual information, and chilling illustrations that breathe life into his Gothic visions and bizarre fantasias.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Horla and Others
Éditeur : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : New