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Despair and Other Stories

by André Alexis
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Despair and Other Stories
Despair and Other Stories

Elegantly haunting tales of longing and malevolence.

If the interplay of darkness and beauty intrigues you, "Despair, and Other Stories" could be a mesmerizing read. André Alexis's craftsmanship will take you on a journey through the complexities of human nature, threading elements of folklore into contemporary narratives that might linger with you long after you've turned the last page. It's the kind of book that quietly haunts you with its elegance and profound storytelling.

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.
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Despair and Other Stories

by André Alexis
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ISBN: 9780805059809
Authors: André Alexis
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date of Publication: 2001-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Horror, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Vampires, Supernatural, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.64
(rated by 96 readers)

Description

The exquisitely crafted, haunting story collection from the award-winning author of Childhood. Following on the heels of his award-winning first novel, Childhood, André Alexis's story collection, Despair, offers further proof of his brilliance and showcases his talent for spinning disturbing but elegant tales. Emerging from the landscapes and folklores of Trinidad and Canada, Despair reveals a world both recognizable and shockingly strange. A failed artist with beautiful hands is driven by a fetish for injuries in "The Third Terrace." While on an excursion to a bakery, a man wrestles with his capacity for evil deeds in "The Metaphysics of Morals." In "The Night Piece," a boy is haunted by a story about a soucouyant, a vampire in the guise of an old woman. In these eight beautifully crafted stories, shimmering with malevolence and longing, Alexis has fashioned an underworld and limned it with light.
 

Elegantly haunting tales of longing and malevolence.

If the interplay of darkness and beauty intrigues you, "Despair, and Other Stories" could be a mesmerizing read. André Alexis's craftsmanship will take you on a journey through the complexities of human nature, threading elements of folklore into contemporary narratives that might linger with you long after you've turned the last page. It's the kind of book that quietly haunts you with its elegance and profound storytelling.

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.

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