The Trumpets of Jericho is a very short work that took a surprising amount of time to read. Written by Unica Zürn in 1968. The translators introduction was very beneficial and honestly absolutely necessary to begin to understand anything about the book. Tortured and painful, littered with autobiographical details the stories unfold in a kaleidoscope … Continue reading The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn
Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink
Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink (Dark Master Series) by Mike Mitchell is the only English language biography for Meyrink. Therefore it is hard to make any comparisons to anything else out there for me. I would have to say that book is pretty good. Obviously it was good enough that I devoured it in … Continue reading Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink
The Dedalus Book of English Decadence
The Dedalus Book of English Decadence was edited by James Willsher and published in 2004. The subtitle to this volume is Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates which I find amusing because it is so hit and miss with this collections of texts. This is part of an ongoing series (Decadence from Dedalus) several of which … Continue reading The Dedalus Book of English Decadence
Hashish
Hashish is honestly one of the more interesting books that I have read lately. Published in 1902 by Oscar A. H. Schmitz it is one of the first books to appear in Germany for the category of Drug Literature. You find yourself completely immersed into these short stories of decadence, sadism, Satanism, drug use and … Continue reading Hashish
The Works of William Ernest Henley: Poems review
A long while ago I came across the name of William Ernest Henley. I do believe that it was while reading something about Robert E Howard when this happened. Of course I could be completely wrong considering how many books I have read. One of the shortcomings of this book was the lack of a … Continue reading The Works of William Ernest Henley: Poems review
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