Luis Scafati Bücher

V povídkách tohoto výběru se čtenář setkává s jinou, temnější realitou, rozum se střetává s nepravděpodobností a objevuje se nadpřirozeno. Poe je právem považován za průkopníka hororových příběhů, který svými texty ovlivnil generace spisovatelů a pro mnohé z čtenářů dodnes zůstává nepřekonaným. Originální ilustrace známého argentinského umělce Luise Scafatiho výjimečným způsobem dotvářejí atmosféru Poeových příběhů... Obsahuje povídky: • Černý kocour (The Black Cat) • Jáma a kyvadlo (The Pit and the Pendulum) • Předčasný pohřeb (The Premature Burial)

This edition allows readers to engage with the original texts of Franz Kafka's stories, free from the alterations made by his friend and editor Max Brod after his death. It compiles all writings by Kafka that can be classified as "stories," "narratives," "narrative pieces," "prose poems," or "fragments," translated directly from the original texts without filters or edits. The selection criteria focused on works belonging to the realm of fiction, excluding autobiographical writings and other texts where Kafka addresses personal situations from a non-literary perspective. This carefully prepared edition reflects a recent trend in German-speaking countries to publish Kafka's manuscripts in facsimile, presenting a chronological arrangement that showcases the creative evolution of this 20th-century classic.

London lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania at the request of Count Dracula, who has purchased a house in London and wishes to finalize the transaction through his solicitor. During his journey, Harker encounters strange occurrences, including a local woman who gives him a rosary for protection. Upon arriving in Bistritz, he takes a coach and is picked up by a driver at Borgo Pass, who takes him to the Count's residence. The initial days are calm, but Harker is instructed not to enter certain rooms, a request he promises to honor. He soon notices that the Count has no reflection and exhibits a ravenous expression at the sight of blood when Harker accidentally cuts himself while shaving. The Count's unsettling appearance, with long white teeth and strikingly red lips, fills Harker with dread, leading him to fear for his life. The Count compels him to send seemingly innocuous letters to his fiancée and employer, while offering Harker a chance to escape, though he is too terrified to pass by the wolves under the Count's control.