Last stories and other stories / William T. Vollmann.

Author/creator Vollmann, William T.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, New York : Viking, [2014]
Descriptionxvii, 677 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleStories. Selections
Contents Escape -- Listening to the shells -- The leader -- The treasure of Jovo Cirtovich -- The Madonna's forehead -- Cat goddess -- The trench ghost -- The faithful wife -- Doroteja -- The judge's promise -- June eighteenth -- The cemetery of the world -- Two kings in Ziñogava -- The white-armed lady -- Where your treasure is -- The memory stone -- The narrow passage -- The queen's grave -- Star of Norway -- The forgetful ghost -- The ghost of Rainy Mountain -- The camera ghost -- The cherry tree ghost -- Paper ghosts -- Widow's weeds -- The banquet of death -- The grave-house -- Defiance -- Too late -- When we were seventeen -- The answer -- Goodbye.
Abstract "A collection of ghost stories linked by themes of love, death, and the erotic.... All these eerie tales, however far-flung their settings, all focus on the attempts of the living to avoid, control, or even seduce death."-- Publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 653-674).
Genre/formGhost stories.
Genre/formShort stories.
LCCN 2013047856
ISBN9780670015979 (cloth)
ISBN0670015970 (cloth)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS3572 .O395 A6 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold