Arrival in the Stars
Jean Rameau
Arrival in the Stars is a product of the aftermath of the Great War, and it deals directly with one of the widespread psychological effects of the war: a resurgence of interest in spiritualism. It is an extended conte philosophique seriously addressing the question of life after death as it was conceived at the time by scientifically-enthused psychic researchers, and as it bears upon human psychology under stress. Also included in this volume are eleven stories from Rameau’s collection Fantasmagories, which represent one of the more exaggerated developments of the conte cruel genre. These tales are extreme both stylistically and thematically, combining the cynicism and irony definitive of the subgenre with grotesque black comedy.
Рік:
2018
Видавництво:
Black Coat Press
Мова:
english
ISBN 10:
161227627X
ISBN 13:
9781612276274
Файл:
EPUB, 401 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2018