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Lädt ... The People in the Castle: Selected Strange Storiesvon Joan Aiken
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Magical realism is not usually my go-to genre, but Aiken wrote the occasional ghost story and references to those led me to this collection which I enjoyed much. No spooky ghost stories here, but no matter, wildly imaginative stories all the same. A lycanthropic Shakespearean actor who has to quit because his passion for acting turns him -- a witch's familiar who goes after a boy's math teacher. A castle and its inhabitants only visible after dark. I am now a devout fan hoping to meet Joan Aiken in the great beyond where we might have coffee and scones at the base of the castle that only appears during certain moons while fairy-folk giggle in the potted plants around us. ( ) I know it's only June, but I'm gonna go ahead and call it: Favorite Book of 2016 right here. Of course the short stories in this collection were all written between 1955 and 1990, but they're entirely new to me, and I mean that in every sense of the word. Aiken, in what seems to me almost a miracle, brings fairy tales solidly into the contemporary world (or at least the mid to late 20th-century world when Aiken was writing). So kings, countesses, princesses, enchanted forests and castles and animals exist side by side with telephone booths and cars and toaster ovens. Aiken reminded me that magic is always possible. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. This was a great short story collection! I don't think there was a single story I didn't like. They were creative, often-supernatural, and well written. Highly recommended. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"Praise for Joan Aiken's stories: "Wildly inventive, darkly lyrical, and always surprising. should be cherished."--Publishers Weekly "Darkly whimsical stories. Aiken writes with surpassing spirit and alertness, her elegant restraint and dry wit never fail to leave their mark."--Kirkus Reviews"Will appeal to readers of short stories and literary fiction. Highly recommended."--Library Journal "Aiken's pastoral meadows and circus chaos, gothic grotesques and quirky romances. have a dream-like quality executed with a brevity and wit that is a testament to her skill as a story-teller."--California Literary Review"Fantasy is combined with magic, myth and adventure to form weird, wonderful and immersive tales."--For Book's SakeHere is the whisper in the night, the dog whose loyalty outlasted death, the creak upstairs, that half-remembered ghost story that won't let you sleep, the sound that raises gooseflesh, the wish you'd checked the lock on the door before dark fell. Here are tales of suspense and the supernatural that will chill, amuse, and exhilarate. Features a new introduction by the late author's daughter, Lizza Aiken.Best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (1924-2004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at Argosy magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Argosy, Women's Own, and many others. Visit her online at joanaiken.com"--
"Here is the whisper in the night, the creak upstairs, that half-remembered ghost story that won't let you sleep, the sound that raises gooseflesh, the wish you'd checked the lock on the door before it got really, really dark"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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