Name: Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
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Author: Thomas Ligotti
ISBN: 9780143107767

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Thomas Ligotti

Preface by

Jeff VanderMeer

Publisher

Penguin Group

Year

2015

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 13.0 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9780143107767

Edition No.

Synopsis "Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe"

Two terrifying classics by "the best kept secret in contemporary horror fiction" (The Washington Post) Thomas Ligotti's debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction. Influenced by the strange terrors of Lovecraft and Poe and by the brutal absurdity of Kafka, Ligotti eschews cheap, gory thrills for his own brand of horror, which shocks at the deepest, existential, levels. Ligotti's stories take on decaying cities and lurid dreamscapes in a style ranging from rich, ornamental prose to cold, clinical detachment. His raw and experimental work lays bare the unimportance of our world and the sickening madness of the human condition. Like the greatest writers of cosmic horror, Ligotti bends reality until it cracks, opening fissures through which he invites us to gaze on the unsettling darkness of the abyss below. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Thomas Ligotti

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(Detroit, 1953) Thomas Ligotti es un escritor de ficción sobrenatural sin excusas ni condiciones, devenido ya en un clásico. Estudió en la universidad estatal de Michigan. Trabajó como editor asociado de la editorial Gale hasta 2001, año en que fijó su residencia en Florida. En 1986 apareció su primera colección de relatos: Songs of a Dead Dreamer. En el universo ominoso y desquiciado de Ligotti, la Creación es el mal absoluto y la locura acecha en la esencia misma de las cosas.Ha desarrollado una reputación como uno de los maestros contemporáneos del horror literario, y su obra a menudo explora temas filosóficos y existenciales.

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Federico CuartasWednesday, July 21, 2021
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" Ahí va, unos bueno, otros excelentes, bien escrito y terrible en sus implicaciones. "
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" Interesante, atractivo, genera entusiasmo para continuar la lectura "
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