The character of the stage magician is clearly one that holds much fascination for Christopher Priest; witness the success of his brilliant novel, The Prestige, and the later critically acclaimed film adaptation for example. And just as the magician...
Characterized by gratuitous acts of brutality and surprise endings, these tales of obsession and violence are the creations of a twentieth-century French writer whose works were staged by the legendary Théâtre du Grand-Guignol of Paris. The...