Strange Weather
Autor Joe Hillen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iun 2018
Remarcăm în Strange Weather o rafinare a stilului care l-a consacrat pe Joe Hill, poziționând această colecție de patru nuvele într-un punct de echilibru perfect între teroarea viscerală din Heart-Shaped Box și viziunea apocaliptică din The Fireman. Dacă în lucrările anterioare autorul se concentra pe structuri narative ample, aici forța sa rezidă în comprimarea neliniștii, oferind cititorului patru perspective diferite asupra modului în care realitatea se poate fragmenta fără avertisment. Considerăm că volumul funcționează ca un barometru al fragilității umane, unde natura însăși devine ostilă, iar obiectele banale, precum un aparat foto Polaroid, capătă valențe sinistre.
Stilul are ceva din proza lui Josh Malerman, fără să fie o imitație — în timp ce autorul volumului Spin a Black Yarn mizează pe spații închise și paranoia domestică, Joe Hill își proiectează coșmarurile pe o pânză mai largă, sub cerul liber, transformând fenomenele meteorologice în instrumente ale damnării. De la ploaia de cristale care sfâșie pielea în „Rain”, până la izolarea onirică de pe un nor care pare înzestrat cu propria conștiință în „Aloft”, fiecare povestire impune un ritm alert, dublat de o atmosferă grea, claustrofobică în ciuda spațiilor deschise. Spre deosebire de colecția Full Throttle, unde accentul cădea pe suspansul supranatural clasic, Strange Weather se ancorează mai adânc în patologiile sociale contemporane, culminând cu „Loaded”, o meditație sumbră despre violență și pierderea discernământului, care demonstrează că cele mai mari orori nu vin întotdeauna din sferele fantastice.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0062663127
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 134 x 203 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Harpercollins
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte celor care caută o experiență de lectură intensă, unde fantasticul nu este un refugiu, ci o oglindă deformată a realității. Cititorul va câștiga acces la patru universuri compacte, scrise cu o precizie chirurgicală, care explorează frica de pierdere a memoriei, izolarea și violența imprevizibilă. Este o demonstrație de măiestrie narativă care confirmă statutul autorului de voce esențială în literatura horror modernă.
Despre autor
Joe Hill (născut în 1972 sub numele de Joseph Hillstrom King) este un scriitor american de renume mondial, fiul celebrului Stephen King. Și-a construit o carieră solidă sub un pseudonim pentru a-și demonstra talentul independent de moștenirea literară a tatălui său, devenind unul dintre cei mai premiați autori de literatură horror și fantastică din generația sa. Este laureat al premiilor Bram Stoker, World Fantasy și British Fantasy, fiind lăudat de critici pentru capacitatea de a inova în cadrul genului. Opera sa include romane de succes precum NOS4A2 și Horns, ambele adaptate pentru ecran, și este recunoscut pentru modul în care împletește temele literare clasice cu elemente supranaturale moderne.
Descriere scurtă
NOVEMBER 2017 INDIE NEXT PICK!
Locus Award Finalist!
Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist!
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill.
"One of America’s finest horror writers" (Time magazine), Joe Hill has been hailed among legendary talents such as Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, and Jonathan Lethem. In Strange Weather, this "compelling chronicler of human nature’s continual war between good and evil," (Providence Journal-Bulletin) who "pushes genre conventions to new extremes" (New York Times Book Review) deftly expose the darkness that lies just beneath the surface of everyday life.
"Snapshot" is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who finds himself threatened by "The Phoenician," a tattooed thug who possesses a Polaroid Instant Camera that erases memories, snap by snap.
A young man takes to the skies to experience his first parachute jump. . . and winds up a castaway on an impossibly solid cloud, a Prospero’s island of roiling vapor that seems animated by a mind of its own in "Aloft."
On a seemingly ordinary day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open up in a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. "Rain" explores this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads out across the country and around the world.
In "Loaded," a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it. When an out-of-control summer blaze approaches the town, he will reach for the gun again and embark on one last day of reckoning.
Masterfully exploring classic literary themes through the prism of the supernatural, Strange Weather is a stellar collection from an artist who is "quite simply the best horror writer of our generation" (Michael Koryta).
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Snapshot is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who is threatened by “The Phoenician,” a tattooed thug with a Polaroid instant camera that erases memories, snap by snap.
A young man takes to the skies for his first parachute jump . . . and winds up a castaway on an impossibly solid cloud, a Prospero’s island of roiling vapor that seems animated by a mind of its own in Aloft.
On a seemingly normal day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open in a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. Rain makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world.
In Loaded, a Florida mall security guard courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun-rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it.
Recenzii
“Hill is not only maturing as a writer of relevantly chilling tales but he is also emerging as a distinct voice for our complicated times.” — Booklist (starred review)
“[I]n times like these, when real-world terrors outstrip our night terrors, how can a novelist possibly compete? Joe Hill, the author of several terrifying bestsellers, rises to this challenge in Strange Weather.” — Washington Post
“[A]nother must-read from a increasingly impressive storyteller [...] Strange Weather speaks to the versatility of Joe Hill’s craft, telling deeply disturbing stories in which cataclysmic forces of nature seem like a gentle rain when set against the actions of villains who are all too human.” — barnesandnoble.com
“The Weather quartet unleashes a perfect storm of styles, from a slow-burn thriller to ethereal sci-fi, all told with a consistently strong voice…. Hill whips up emotional moments in all four that strike like lightning and thunderously rumble your soul.” — USA Today
“There are few authors as deft at marrying pulse-pounding action and a sense of inescapable dread than Joe Hill. Fans of his masterful thrillers NOS4A2 and The Fireman will find plenty to love in his new collection of four short novels.” — BookPage
“A striking selection of novellas ranging from the playfully apocalyptic to the wickedly political… [Strange Weather] is a demonstration of [Hill’s] range and readiness to tell the hell out of any tale, be it supernatural or straight, silly or completely serious.” — Tor.com
Each selection in Strange Weather is a well-crafted piece of storytelling, with characters to care about and conflicts creepy, mind-boggling and action-packed. — Portland Press Herald
“It’s good to see [Hill] flex his authorial muscles with a different form. Weather changes and we never know what to expect. The same is true for great writers.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Joe Hill is one of the 21st century’s pre-eminent writers, not just of the dark fantastic, but of American Literature. Strange Weather is a must read.” — SFF World
“Its ideas have powerful emotional and political resonance.” — Publishers Weekly
“The novella form allows Mr. Hill to get you deeply fixed in the setting before the moment everything goes fantastic… All four stories in Strange Weather are just the right length to read at a sitting, one at a time. Horror, they tell us, is only one step away.” — Wall Street Journal
“An essential instant read for Hill’s fans and a solid introduction for new readers.” — Library Journal
“One of the strongest overall works in Hill’s already illustrious career. . . . An exciting sign of so many wonderful things to come.” — Cemetery Dance
“Hill has a way of turning words to make them glitter, and casually speaking to readers to convince us that the world he presents entirely, physically exists. [Strange Weather] hard to shake for hours after you’ve finished it.” — Guam Daily Post
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Descriere
Four short novels from the author of THE FIREMAN and HORNS, ranging from creepy horror to powerful explorations of our modern society.
One autumnal day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open up in a downpour of nails, splinters of bright crystal that tear apart anyone who isn't safely under cover. 'Rain' explores this escalating apocalyptic event, as clouds of nails spread out across the country and the world. Amidst the chaos, a girl studying law enforcement takes it upon herself to resolve a series of almost trivial mysteries . . . apparently harmless puzzles that turn out to have lethal answers.
In 'Loaded' a mall security guard heroically stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun movement. Under the hot glare of the spotlights, though, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it...
'Snapshot, 1988' tells the story of an kid in Silicon Valley who finds himself threatened by The Phoenician, a tattooed thug who possesses a Polaroid that can steal memories...
And in 'Aloft' a young man takes to the skies to experience parachuting for the first time . . . and winds up a castaway on an impossibly solid cloud, a Prospero's island of roiling vapour that seems animated by a mind of its own.