Fantastic tales /
In this collection of nine eerie stories, Iginio Ugo Tarchetti switches effortlessly between the macabre and the effortlessly comical. Set in nineteenth-century Italy, his characters court spirits and blend in with the undead, passionate romances filled with jealousy and devotion are fueled by magic...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from Italian. |
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Brooklyn, New York :
Archipelago Books,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First Archipelago Books edition. |
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| Summary: | In this collection of nine eerie stories, Iginio Ugo Tarchetti switches effortlessly between the macabre and the effortlessly comical. Set in nineteenth-century Italy, his characters court spirits and blend in with the undead, passionate romances filled with jealousy and devotion are fueled by magic elixirs. Time becomes fluid as characters travel between centuries, chasing affairs that never quite prosper. |
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| Item Description: | Racconti fantastici first published by Treves in Milan, 1869. This translation first published by Mercury House, 1992. |
| Physical Description: | v, 191 pages ; 17 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781939810625 1939810620 |