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Danse macabre
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- Book Synopsis
- Spurned lovers return from the grave to haunt their partners, ghost ships materialise on the sea, a bird's eerie cry lures the unsuspecting to their deaths in a marsh… Welcome to the unsettling world of the French weird.From German-inspired gothic tales to chilling contes cruels, the stories in this anthology follow the evolution of uncanny fiction in France from the post-revolutionary turmoil of the early nineteenth century, through World War Two and into the early 2000s. They're tales influenced by, and often seeking to justify, civil and political unrest, populated by those forced to cope with constant change and rebellion, seeking some solace amongst the chaos.Featuring strange stories from Gallic literary heavyweights Charles Nodier, Théophile Gautier and Guy de Maupassant, as well as unsettling tales from voices less well known outside France, such as Nathalie Henneberg, Claude Seignolle and Christine Renard, Danse Macabre is a beguiling concoction of fractured melodies that moves to its own unique rhythm.
- About The Author
- Mike Ashley is a British bibliographer, author and editor of science fiction, mystery, and fantasy. He edited the long-running Mammoth Book series of short story anthologies, each arranged around a particular theme in mystery, fantasy, or science fiction, and won the Edgar Award for The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction. He has published more than 100 books, including his magnum opus of bibliographical criticism, the multi-volumed The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine.
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- ISBN
- 9780712369602
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- British Library Publishing, (16 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 190 mm
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