BOOKS FROM BELGIUMMalpertuis
by Jean Rey
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Set in Belgium
Male author
Description:
The prison-like edifice of a mysterious ancient townhouse and the gloom-laden landscape of Flanders form the backdrop to this intense, unrelenting, but beautifully crafted fantasy by Belgian author Jean Ray. What ghastly message is the slowly dying Cassave (played by Orson Welles in the screen adaptation) trying to bring us? MALPERTIUS is considered one of the greatest Gothic novels ever written.
Reviews:
(3 months ago) |
20 May, 2024
Surreal, elegant short novel about a decaying mansion full of imprisoned gods and monsters. The basis for an Orson Welles movie which for some reason is almost impossible to see.
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