The Horla A Terrifying Tale of Invisible Evil and Mental Deterioration (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Muze Publishing
Fr. 36.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
25.06.2025
Verlag
Muze PublishingSeitenzahl
62
Maße (L/B/H)
20.3/12.7/0.8 cm
Gewicht
186 g
Übersetzt von
Tim Zengerink
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-80629-086-4
What if the thing stealing your breath could never be seen-only felt?
First printed in 1887 and hailed as a precursor to cosmic and psychological horror, The Horla chronicles a mind's slow consumption by an entity that may-or may not-be real. This fresh, accessible translation heightens Maupassant's razor-sharp prose for modern readers while preserving every pulse of paranoia.
- Origin of the "Unseen Stalker" Mythos - Discover the story that inspired H. P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space and modern films like The Invisible Man.
- Diary-Style Descent - Each dated entry drags you deeper into sleepless terror, mirroring the narrator's fraying sanity.
- Science vs. Supernatural - Hypnotism, germ theory, and colonial fears collide, reflecting a century's anxieties in one haunting figure.
- Enhanced Edition Extras - Includes a timeline of Maupassant's own struggles with mental illness, discussion prompts, and a mini-essay on the history of invisible monsters in fiction.
Read at night with the lights low-if you dare to sense what lurks over your shoulder.
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