The collector of hearts
Subtitle: new tales of the grotesque
By: Joyce Carol Oates.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Horror tales, American.
Description: It can appear in a dream state; it can breathe in familiar shadows; it can be unique or unbearably recognizable. What is it about the grotesque that fascinates, provokes, and fills us with a rising sense of dread? In these twenty-seven tales of the forbidden, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most. With eerie brilliance, this master of the short story reminds us just how seductive - and terrifying - they can be. ...
Notes: "A William Abrahams book."