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10 relatos de terror
303 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Ambrose Bierce
2,425 books1,299 followersdied perhaps 1914
Caustic wit and a strong sense of horror mark works, including In the Midst of Life (1891-1892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), of American writer Ambrose Gwinett Bierce.
People today best know this editorialist, journalist, and fabulist for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his lexicon.
The informative sardonic view of human nature alongside his vehemence as a critic with his motto, "nothing matters," earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce."
People knew Bierce despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, to encourage younger poet George Sterling and fiction author W.C. Morrow.
Bierce employed a distinctive style especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events.
Bierce disappeared in December 1913 at the age of 71 years. People think that he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on ongoing revolution of that country.
Theories abound on a mystery, ultimate fate of Bierce. He in one of his final letters stated: "Good-bye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags, please know that I think it is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
Caustic wit and a strong sense of horror mark works, including In the Midst of Life (1891-1892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), of American writer Ambrose Gwinett Bierce.
People today best know this editorialist, journalist, and fabulist for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his lexicon.
The informative sardonic view of human nature alongside his vehemence as a critic with his motto, "nothing matters," earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce."
People knew Bierce despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, to encourage younger poet George Sterling and fiction author W.C. Morrow.
Bierce employed a distinctive style especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events.
Bierce disappeared in December 1913 at the age of 71 years. People think that he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on ongoing revolution of that country.
Theories abound on a mystery, ultimate fate of Bierce. He in one of his final letters stated: "Good-bye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags, please know that I think it is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
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April 8, 2019
Sinceramente, el libro casi no me gustó. Pienso que la elección de cuentos no fue muy acertada ya que no responde a ninguna clase de orden o clasificación, el libro ni siquiera tiene un prólogo que nos explique el porqué de esta selección, y creo que primeramente tenemos que saber que el terror y el horror, a pesar de ser usados cotidianamente como sinónimos en el cine y la literatura, no lo son...
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...A continuación, hago una lista de los relatos con mi calificación personal:
Ambrose Bierce. El acompañante del muerto. ***
Robert Bloch. Suyo afectísimo, Jack el Destripador. ***
Joe Haldeman. El monstruo. *
W. W. Jacobs. La pata de mono. ****
H. P. Lovecraft. El color que cayó del cielo. ****
William F. Nollan. La última piedra. ***
Edgar Allan Poe. El entierro prematuro. ****
Bram Stoker. La casa del juez. ***
Alexis Tolstoi. La familia de los Vourdalaks. ***
Cornell Woolrich. Háblame de muerte. **
https://wideeyedraccoon.home.blog/201...
...A continuación, hago una lista de los relatos con mi calificación personal:
Ambrose Bierce. El acompañante del muerto. ***
Robert Bloch. Suyo afectísimo, Jack el Destripador. ***
Joe Haldeman. El monstruo. *
W. W. Jacobs. La pata de mono. ****
H. P. Lovecraft. El color que cayó del cielo. ****
William F. Nollan. La última piedra. ***
Edgar Allan Poe. El entierro prematuro. ****
Bram Stoker. La casa del juez. ***
Alexis Tolstoi. La familia de los Vourdalaks. ***
Cornell Woolrich. Háblame de muerte. **
July 1, 2018
¡Qué maravilla de cuentos!
De época, de personajes, de atmósferas.
Casi perfecto, pero lejos de ser malo...
¡Recomendadísimo!
De época, de personajes, de atmósferas.
Casi perfecto, pero lejos de ser malo...
¡Recomendadísimo!
April 8, 2022
Es una antología sin una temática en específico. Son 10 relatos completamente distintos entre sí y que cada uno explora diferentes manifestaciones del terror. Claramente no todos cumplen su objetivo, pero sirven para mostrar una propuesta y así el lector en turno pueda definir su preferencia.
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