Stone mattress : nine tales
by Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Print Book 2015 |
Available at 2 Libraries 3 of 4 copies |
Summary
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale
In this extraordinary collection, Margaret Atwood gives us nine unforgettable tales that reveal the grotesque, delightfully wicked facets of humanity. "Alphinland," the first of three loosely linked tales, introduces us to a fantasy writer who is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. In "Lusus Naturae," a young woman, monstrously transformed by a genetic defect, is mistaken for a vampire. And in the title story, a woman who has killed four husbands discovers an opportunity to exact vengeance on the first man who ever wronged her. By turns thrilling, funny, and thought-provoking, Stone Mattress affirms Atwood as our greatest creator of worlds--and as an incisive chronicler of our darkest impulses.
In this extraordinary collection, Margaret Atwood gives us nine unforgettable tales that reveal the grotesque, delightfully wicked facets of humanity. "Alphinland," the first of three loosely linked tales, introduces us to a fantasy writer who is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. In "Lusus Naturae," a young woman, monstrously transformed by a genetic defect, is mistaken for a vampire. And in the title story, a woman who has killed four husbands discovers an opportunity to exact vengeance on the first man who ever wronged her. By turns thrilling, funny, and thought-provoking, Stone Mattress affirms Atwood as our greatest creator of worlds--and as an incisive chronicler of our darkest impulses.
Contents
AlphinlandRevenant
Dark lady
*** Lusus naturae
The freeze-dried groom
I dream of Zenia with the bright red teeth
The dead hand loves you
Stone mattress
Torching the dusties.
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Additional Information
Subjects |
Authors
-- Fiction.
Betrayal -- Fiction. Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. |
Publisher | New York :2015 |
Edition | First Anchor books edition. |
Other Titles | Short stories. |
Language |
English |
Description |
289 pages ; 21 cm |
ISBN | 9780804173506 0804173508 |
Other | Classic View |