City of Dreadful Night: A Tale of Horror and the Macabre in India
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Book Overview
When Lee Siegel went to India to do research for a book on Sanskrit horror literature, a friend in New Delhi told him about an itinerant teller of ghost and vampire tales, a man with clusters of amulets around his neck and a silk top hat with peacock plumes on his head. Siegel set out in search of the old man--called Brahm Kathuwala--to hear his stories and to learn about his uncommon life. But what started out as a study of other people's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226756890
ISBN13:9780226756899
Release Date:October 1995
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Postmodern Examination of Horror and the Macabre
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This was one of the best novels I've read within recent memory. For anyone interested in India, this novel will stimulate you intellectually and recall for you the sights, sounds and smells of India. The structure of the novel is fascinatingly postmodern and the writing is itself lush and literate. There is much to think about as the author examines the allure of horror and the macabre within story telling.
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