Supernaturally tinged stories from William T. Vollmann, author of
the National Book Award winner Europe Central Watch for Vollmann's
new work of nonfiction, No Immediate Danger, coming in April of
2018 In this magnificent new work of fiction, his first in nine
years, celebrated author William T. Vollmann offers a collection of
ghost stories linked by themes of love, death, and the erotic. A
Bohemian farmer's dead wife returns to him, and their love endures,
but at a gruesome price. A geisha prolongs her life by turning into
a cherry tree. A journalist, haunted by the half-forgotten killing
of a Bosnian couple, watches their story, and his own wartime
tragedy, slip away from him. A dying American romances the ghost of
his high school sweetheart while a homeless salaryman in Tokyo
animates paper cutouts of ancient heroes. Are ghosts memories,
fantasies, or monsters? Is there life in death? Vollmann has always
operated in the shadowy borderland between categories, and these
eerie tales, however far-flung their settings, all focus on the
attempts of the living to avoid, control, or even seduce death.
Vollmann's stories will transport readers to a fantastical world
where love and lust make anything possible.
General
Imprint: |
Penguin USA
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2015 |
Authors: |
William T Vollmann
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Dimensions: |
212 x 139 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
704 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-14-312756-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
0-14-312756-X |
Barcode: |
9780143127567 |
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