Isbn: 9781949641936 - i was alive here once: ghost stories (calico, 13, band 13) (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A midwife is awoken one night to help a djinn give birth (Yemen). Ghosts of 'loose-haired' women wander the newly erected border after the fall of the Soviet Union (Uzbekistan). A water ghost bound to a creek falls for the ghost of a girl wandering the surrounding forest, which is in danger of being destroyed (South Korea). With an expansive view of our haunted world, I Was Alive Here Once breathes new life into familiar tropes and brings fresh perspectives to the borderlands between life and death. In nine contemporary stories from nine different countries, this collection embraces the paradoxical nature of ghosts: as spectres of collective memory or collective amnesia, as traces of our past or future, as vengeful or protective, victims or monsters. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'As surprising as it is unsettling--I Was Alive Here Once overflows with eerie pleasures.'--Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream HouseGhost stories from Korea, Yemen, Poland, Japan, Uzbekistan, Iceland, Tanzania, and ThailandA water ghost and a forest ghost fall in love as developers destroy the only world they know. A midwife helps a jinn give birth. When an ancient tree is cut down, it unleashes a family's dark secret along with a vengeful spirit. Through eight contemporary stories exploring a range of genres, from fantasy and horror to eco-fiction and romance, this collection breathes new life into the ghost story, foregoing familiar tropes to speak to today's unique political and ecological horrors. Both lighthearted and menacing, I Was Alive Here Once will lead you into the haze where the living and the dead meet.…