The Empusium : A Health Resort Horror Story

In September 1913, a young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for Gentlemen, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone – or something – seems to be watching, attempting to infiltrate this cloistered world. Little does the newcomer realize, as he tries to unravel both the truths within himself and the mystery of the sinister forces beyond, that they have already chosen their next target. A century after the publication of The Magic Mountain, Olga Tokarczuk revisits Thomas Mann territory and lays claim to it, blending horror story, comedy, folklore and feminist parable with brilliant storytelling.Author: Tokarczuk, Olga,author,Lloyd-Jones, Antonia,translator
Contributors: Tokarczuk, Olga,author,Lloyd-Jones, Antonia,translator
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 336
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Languages: English,Published,Polish,Original Language,English
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 26 Sep 2024
Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror & ghost stories, Fiction in translation
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Author/Director/Artist: Olga Tokarczuk
Dimension (cm): 197x125x18 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 22x191x128 mm
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Package Weight (g): 320