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Teatro Grottesco

Thomas Ligotti

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English
Random House
01 September 2008
THE MOST ORIGINAL AMERICAN HORROR WRITER SINCE LOVECRAFT

Thomas Ligotti is often cited as the most curious and remarkable figure in horror literature since H. P. Lovecraft. His work is noted by critics for its display of an exceptionally grotesque imagination and accomplished prose style. In his stories, Ligotti has followed a literary tradition that began with Edgar Allan Poe, portraying characters that are outside of anything that might be called normal life, depicting strange locales far off the beaten track, and rendering a grim vision of human existence as a perpetual nightmare. The horror stories collected in Teatro Grottesco feature tormented individuals who play out their doom in various odd little towns, as well as in dark sectors frequented by sinister and often blackly comical eccentrics. The cycle of narratives introduce readers to a freakish community of artists who encounter demonic perils that ultimately engulf their lives.

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Imprint:   Random House
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   206g
ISBN:   9780753513743
ISBN 10:   0753513749
Pages:   288
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Thomas Ligotti's first collection of stories, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, was published in 1986, and he has since established a cult following. He is also the author of several other story collections. Ligotti is the recipient of several awards, including the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker award for his omnibus collection The Nightmare Factory (1996) and short novel My Work Is Not Yet Done.

Reviews for Teatro Grottesco

An accomplished conjuror of nightmares in the tradition of H. P. Lovecraft The Times Ligotti is wonderfully original; he has a dark vision of a new and special kind, a vision that no one had before him Interzone A generous serving of Edgar Allan Poe, a dash of Franz Kafka, a smidgen of Robert Aickman: These comprise the components in the cauldron of creativity of Thomas Ligotti... His descriptive powers are mesmerizing. Hellnotes Quite unlike anything else being published ... One of the most unique voices in the field ... His imagery is breathtaking Science Fiction Chronicle (Ligotti uses) restrained, lyrical prose and subtly disturbing images that Poe himself might well have admired USA Today


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