Teatro Grottesco
$41.43
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
Thomas Ligotti is often cited as the most curious and remarkable figure in horror literature since H. P. Lovecraft. His work is noted by critics for its display of an exceptionally grotesque imagination and accomplished prose style. In his stories, Ligotti has followed a literary tradition that began with Edgar Allan Poe, portraying characters that are outside of anything that might be called normal life, depicting strange locales far off the beaten track, and rendering a grim vision of human…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753513743 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753513749 |
| Author: | Thomas Ligotti |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Virgin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 20mm |
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“A generous serving of Edgar Allan Poe, a dash of Franz Kafka, a smidgen of Robert Aickman: These comprise the components in the cauldron of creativity of Thomas Ligotti.
An accomplished conjuror of nightmares in the tradition of H. P. Lovecraft * The Times *Ligotti is wonderfully original; he has a dark vision of a new and special kind, a vision that no one had before him * Interzone *A generous serving of Edgar Allan Poe, a dash of Franz Kafka, a smidgen of Robert Aickman: These comprise the components in the cauldron of creativity of Thomas Ligotti… . His descriptive powers are mesmerizing. * Hellnotes *Quite unlike anything else being published … One of the most unique voices in the field … His imagery is breathtaking * Science Fiction Chronicle *(Ligotti uses) restrained, lyrical prose and subtly disturbing images that Poe himself might well have admired * USA Today *
About The Author
Thomas Ligotti
Thomas Ligotti’s first collection of stories, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, was published in 1986, and he has since established a cult following. He is also the author of several other story collections. Ligotti is the recipient of several awards, including the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker award for his omnibus collection The Nightmare Factory (1996) and short novel My Work Is Not Yet Done.
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