by Patrick McGrath · Bompiani · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788845255144
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«Acqua e sangue e altri racconti» is the collection of gothic tales by Patrick McGrath, published by Bompiani in paperback (203 pages, in Italian).
It brings together thirteen gothic horror tales in which the author explores vampirism, mental obsessions, crimes of passion and strange visions. The characters gradually drift towards madness, in narratives that update classic unease with unexpected irony and a postmodern approach.
Italian edition of 2003 with original title «Blood and Water and Other Tales» (1988); in the Narrativa straniera series from Bompiani.
The cover includes a comment by Clive Barker, which brings this book closer to readers of horror and gothic fiction.
Patrick McGrath is a British novelist, whose work has been categorised as gothic fiction.
