There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales Penguin Random House

There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby

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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby
Ludmilla Petrushevskaya,Keith Gessen (Editor and Translator),Anna Summers (Editor and Translator)

There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby

Scary Fairy Tales

From the winner of World Fantasy Award for Collection (2010), Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Single-Author Collection (2009)

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Ludmilla Petrushevskaya's collection, "There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby," presents a series of unsettling and darkly comic modern fairy tales. These stories delve into themes of revenge, disturbing deaths, and haunting melancholy, expertly blending everyday reality with the miraculous and the macabre. Readers encounter narratives such as a woman compelled to fill a forest pit at night, a family isolated by a strange plague, and a distraught father reviving his daughter through a chilling dream.

Why You Should Read?

  • Experience a unique collection of modern dark fairy tales with unsettling premises.
  • Explore a blend of the mundane with supernatural and macabre elements.
  • Discover the distinct voice of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, a prominent figure in Russian literature.
  • Engage with stories that evoke both black comedy and profound melancholy.
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Product Details
ISBN-13 9780718192075
Cover / Binding Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books
Pages 224
Publication Year 2011
Format & Features
  • From the winner of World Fantasy Award for Collection (2010), Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Single-Author Collection (2009)
Dimensions 33.0 x 4.1 x 49.8 cm
Genres:
FantasyHistorical FictionHorrorLiterary Fiction

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