Silencieux

ALASTOR PRESS 

Antony has a beautiful wife, a small child and a talent for writing poetry. But none of that matters when he is enchanted by the death mask of an unknown woman. It is a crush, an intoxication. He gives her the name Silencieux and the mask speaks to him in the moonlight, but ideally he would like her to open her eyes. What is the price to pay when you put Art before life and the people who love you? What is the price to see Silencieux's terrible eyes?

Richard Le Gallienne's dark saga from 1900 is a decadent allegory, a horror story in romantic language, for anyone who has ever heard the seductive whispers of the image.

Hillevi Norburg has translated and also provided the book with an introductory introduction to Le Gallienne's biography and literary historical context. The edition also contains explanatory notes, also by the translator.

Title: Silencieux – eller Avbildens tillbedjare
Original title: The Worshipper of the Image
Author: Richard Le Gallienne
Language: Swedish
Translator: Hillevi Norburg

Designer: Beatrice Bohman & Martina Andersson
Format: Wired softcover
Number of pages: 232
Published: October 2023

ISBN: 978-91-89633-83-4

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Alastor Press is a Swedish independent publisher with a focus on literature that moves in the dark, esoteric and artistically distinctive. The publisher is known for its careful editions of both classic and contemporary works in areas such as decadence, symbolism, horror and philosophical fiction. With an eye for the obscure and cult, Alastor Press highlights writing that challenges, seduces and lingers.