Thirty Hours with a Corpse and Other Tales of the Grand Guignol
Thirty Hours with a Corpse and Other Tales of the Grand Guignol
- ISBN 13:
9780486802329
- ISBN 10:
0486802329
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 03/15/2016
- Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary
Thirty-nine conte cruel ("cruel tales") include "In the Light of the Red Lamp," in which a husband's photographs of his dead wife reveal a deeper tragedy; "Fascination," the tale of a morbid passion that develops when the narrator, determined to stay at home, shoots his mistress for the sake of peace and quiet; and "The Bastard," concerning a father's suspicions about his son's paternity. Other stories include "The Taint," a view of infanticide as mercy-killing; "The Test," in which an accused murderer is forced to reenact his crime; and "A Maniac," recounting a thrill-seeker's ghoulish impulse to witness death-defying stunts gone wrong.