{"product_id":"9780712369602","title":"Danse Macabre","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpurned lovers return from the grave to haunt their partners, ghost ships materialise on the sea, a bird's eerie cry lures the unsuspecting to their deaths in a marsh… Welcome to the unsettling world of the French weird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom German-inspired gothic tales to chilling \u003cem\u003econtes cruels\u003c\/em\u003e, the stories in this anthology follow the evolution of uncanny fiction in France from the post-revolutionary turmoil of the early nineteenth century, through World War Two and into the early 2000s. They're tales influenced by, and often seeking to justify, civil and political unrest, populated by those forced to cope with constant change and rebellion, seeking some solace amongst the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing strange stories from Gallic literary heavyweights Charles Nodier, Théophile Gautier and Guy de Maupassant, as well as unsettling tales from voices less well known outside France, such as Nathalie Henneberg, Claude Seignolle and Christine Renard, \u003cem\u003eDanse Macabre\u003c\/em\u003e is a beguiling concoction of fractured melodies that moves to its own unique rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Library Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57354334568821,"sku":"9780712369602","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780712369602.jpg?v=1784034987","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780712369602","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}