Hanns Heinz Ewers Volume II

by Hanns Heinz Ewers, Joe E. Bandel (Translator)

This is the second volume in a collection of short stories by Hanns Heinz Ewers and translated by Joe E. Bandel and “The White Maiden”,”Eleven Thousand Virgins and the Four Holy Three KIngs”,”The Water Corpse”,”Carnival in Cadiz”,”How Eleven Chinese Devoured Their Bride”,”From the Journal of an Orange Tree”,”Of Geese, Spirits, Leeches and the Cat Organ”,”Fairyland”,”Alraune and her Chauffeur”,”The Last Will and Testament of Stanislawa d’Asp”,”Mamaloi”,”The Worst Betrayal”,”The Lost Monkey”, plus a short introduction by Joe E. Bandel.

Genres: Fiction

380 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 10, 2014

About the author

Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871-1943) was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is today known chiefly for his works of horror, particularly his trilogy of novels centered around the adventures of Frank Braun, a character modeled not too loosely on himself.

Reviews

[Мария · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Ewers as a teenager and I still love him so much. My all-time favourite is "The Last Will and Testament of Stanislawa d'Asp" - so unnerving, repulsing and terrifying for a love story and just right for a horror. Stories of an artist falling in love with the ancient woman, covered with ice, and a young girl with a fate to be an "Egyptian bride" are forever in my memory.
Ewers, to me, was so much better than Edgar Po. But, unfortunately, his books are the rare find. If you come across, give it a try!