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Haunting tales exploring death's multifaceted nature.

Vollmann's "Last Stories And Other Stories" is a treasure trove for anyone fascinated by the spectral and the undead. Picture yourself wrapped in a blanket, absorbed by the chilling tales where the departed linger, and love transcends mortality. The prose breathes life into ghosts, offering a fresh take on the otherworldly. If you're keen on stories that blend the eerie with the profound, this collection will not disappoint.

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Last Stories And Other Stories

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ISBN: 9780670015979
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2014-07-10
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 274 readers)

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Supernaturally tinged stories from William T. Vollmann, author of the National Book Award winner Europe Central   In this magnificent new work of fiction, his first in nine years, celebrated author William T. Vollmann offers a collection of ghost stories linked by themes of love, death, and the erotic.   A Bohemian farmer’s dead wife returns to him, and their love endures, but at a gruesome price. A geisha prolongs her life by turning into a cherry tree. A journalist, haunted by the half-forgotten killing of a Bosnian couple, watches their story, and his own wartime tragedy, slip away from him. A dying American romances the ghost of his high school sweetheart while a homeless salaryman in Tokyo animates paper cutouts of ancient heroes.   Are ghosts memories, fantasies, or monsters? Is there life in death? Vollmann has always operated in the shadowy borderland between categories, and these eerie tales, however far-flung their settings, all focus on the attempts of the living to avoid, control, or even seduce death. Vollmann’s stories will transport readers to a fantastical world where love and lust make anything possible.
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Haunting tales exploring death's multifaceted nature.

Vollmann's "Last Stories And Other Stories" is a treasure trove for anyone fascinated by the spectral and the undead. Picture yourself wrapped in a blanket, absorbed by the chilling tales where the departed linger, and love transcends mortality. The prose breathes life into ghosts, offering a fresh take on the otherworldly. If you're keen on stories that blend the eerie with the profound, this collection will not disappoint.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.