Demanding Dead, The - Brossura

Wharton, Edith

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0720612721 ISBN 13: 9780720612721

Casa editrice: Peter Owen, 2007

Riassunto

With eight outstanding ghost stories, this collection highlights Edith Wharton's ability to switch genres seemingly without effort. The same literary genius evident in her best known works such as The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, and The House of Mirth is here dedicated to giving the reader a damned good scare. Stories such as "Kerfol" (adjudged by aficionados to be Wharton's best ghost story) and "Pomegranate Seed" are perfect illustrations of consummately crafted horror fiction. Wharton's vivid sense of the supernatural betrays her deeper anxieties about the claustrophobia of domestic life and the pain of a failing relationship.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Praise for the Ghost-Feeler

"Wharton is rich in implication ... The selection here is an excellent one." --Scotland on Sunday

"Wharton's ghost stories are among the best in their genre." --Journal of the Ghost Story Society

"This delightful compendium vividly displays Wharton's versatility; the stories range from ghostly goings-on to heart-wrenching tales that confront the reality of our own deaths." --Glasgow Herald

L'autore:

Edith Wharton was the author of more than 40 acclaimed literary works, including The Age of Innocence, which won the Pulitzer Prize.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Peter Owen
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0720612721
• ISBN 13: 9780720612721
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224