The Black Spider
Author: Gotthelf, Jeremias
ISBN: 9781847499240
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 26 Aug 2024
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf s cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life.
First published in 1842, The Black Spider displays its author s talent for dark satire and realism, as well as the visionary powers of his imagination.
ISBN: 9781847499240
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 26 Aug 2024
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf s cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life.
First published in 1842, The Black Spider displays its author s talent for dark satire and realism, as well as the visionary powers of his imagination.
