內容簡介
The King in Yellow 《黃衣國王》
本書為羅伯特．W．錢伯斯的短篇小說集，書中共十篇短篇故事，前四篇與「黃衣之王」相關，詭異而驚悚，後六篇則與作者的學藝經歷有關，怪異又帶點浪漫。每篇故事各自獨立又相互連繫，生動刻畫人性、命運和超自然現象，並搭配數張精緻插圖，為讀者帶來難以言喻的不安與黑暗，展現錢伯斯獨特的恐怖世界觀。
尺寸: 12.8 x 0.7 x 19.7 cm
頁數: 112 頁
Shot through with an unutterable sense of mystery, paranoia and dread, the King in Yellow is a linked collection of tales that swirl around a single motif: a terrible book that prompts an obsessive madness in all who look upon its pages. From a dystopian New York to the streets of Paris, these narratives offer glimpses and hints of impossible, terrifying revelations. Who is the King Yellow? What is the Yellow Sign? And where might be that ancient and famous city, Carcosa?
Combining expectation-defying horror with decadent description, The King in Yellow has proven to be one of the most durable and brilliant collections of Weird Fiction ever written, inspiring countless authors, from the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft to the fantasy world of George R.R. Martin.
作者介紹
Robert W. Chambers (1865 – 1933) was born in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chambers enthralled readers with his strange and supernatural stories, most notably in his defining collection, The King in Yellow. Blending seamlessly elements of horror, romance, and the decadence of the fin de siècle period, with a frequent emphasis on the mysterious and the malevolent, Chambers influenced generations of writers, including H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, and has proved to be a defining voice in Weird Fiction.
