Ergebnis für "The Yellow House" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

There is a book that is shrouded in mystery. Some even say it's a myth. Within its pages is a play - one that brings madness and despair to all who read it. It is the play of the King in Yellow, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days. The King in Yellow is a collection of stories interwoven loosely by the elements of the play, including the central figure himself.

Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.

The King in Yellow is a book of 10 classic short stories about the supernatural. The first four mention "The King in Yellow", a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those exposed to it. The tales have a macabre undertone, focusing on characters that are inhabitants of the demi-monde.

The greatest short story writers strive to achieve a single, dramatic effect, a feature which the early masters of this genre perfected. Although the short story came from Europe, it was reborn in America and reached a pinnacle of superb form on these shores by the turn of the 20th century. In so many of our best writers, we hear echoes of a pioneer ethos that sustains the heart of a great literature. Here are 12 of America's best.

பெண் குரல் தனித்துவமாக ஒலிக்க ஆரம்பித்த காலகட்டத்தைத் தொடங்கிவைத்த கதைகள் இவை. அம்பையின் முதல் தொகுப்பு 'சிறகுகள் முறியு'மிலிருந்து மாறுபட்ட மொழியையும் வடிவத்தின் மீது கறாரான அபிப்பிராயங்களையும் வெளிப்படுத்தும் இந்த நவீனத்துவக் கதைகளில் ஆவேசமும் சீற்றமும் அமைதியும் கலந்துகிடக்கின்றன.