The wishing pool and other stories
Uiterlijk 17 januari in huis
In her first new book in seven years, Tananarive Due further cements her status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism
Tananarive Due is the master of Black horror, even teaching a class where Jordan Peele guest-lectured. So her new collection, The Wishing Pool, out in mid-April, is a major treat, full of major scares. Due excels at twist endings but also brilliantly creates an atmosphere of creeping dread in which you know something terrible is coming. The Wishing Pool is helpfully divided into four sections, and each feels like a movement in a symphony. There are classic tales of horror, then a series of stories set in a Florida town where the swamp tends to swallow people up; the final two sections shift to science fiction about post-apocalyptic futures. (These last sections include pandemic stories, written before 2020, which hit harder now.) Due shows just how much territory she can cover in one short book and just how versatile terrifying tales can be.
Washington Post
American Book Awardwinning author Tananarive Dues second collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and suspenseall genres she wields masterfully. From the mysterious, magical town of Gracetown to the aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches of the far future, Dues stories all share a sense of dread and fear balanced with heart and hope.
In some of these stories, the monster is racism itself; others address the monster within, each set against the supernatural or surreal. All are written with Dues trademark attention to detail and deeply drawn characters.
In addition to previously published work, this collection contains brand-new stories, including Rumpus Room, a supernatural horror novelette set in Florida about a womans struggle against both outer and inner demons.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 18 mei 2023
Aantal pagina's: 320
Hoofdauteur: Tananarive Due
Hoofduitgeverij: Akashic Books,U.S.
Product breedte: 164 mm
Product lengte: 235 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 164 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 216 mm
Verpakking lengte: 235 mm
EAN: 9781636141053