Vlad e-bog
131,51 DKK
(inkl. moms 164,39 DKK)
"e;Vlad"e; is Vlad the Impaler, of course, whose mythic cruelty was an inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. In this sly sequel, Vlad really is undead: dispossessed after centuries of mayhem by Eastern European wars and rampant blood shortages. More than a postmodern riff on "e;the vampire craze,"e; Vlad is also an anatomy of the Mexican bourgeoisie, as well as our culture's wa...
E-bog
131,51 DKK
Forlag
Dalkey Archive Press
Udgivet
18 juli 2012
Længde
112 sider
Genrer
FA
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781564787804
"e;Vlad"e; is Vlad the Impaler, of course, whose mythic cruelty was an inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. In this sly sequel, Vlad really is undead: dispossessed after centuries of mayhem by Eastern European wars and rampant blood shortages. More than a postmodern riff on "e;the vampire craze,"e; Vlad is also an anatomy of the Mexican bourgeoisie, as well as our culture's ways of dealing with death. For-as in Dracula-Vlad has need of both a lawyer and a real-estate agent in order to establish his new kingdom, and Yves Navarro and his wife Asuncion fit the bill nicely. Having recently lost a son, might they not welcome the chance to see their remaining child live forever? More importantly, are the pleasures of middle-class life enough to keep one from joining the legions of the damned?