Name: The Auctioneer (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) (in English)
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Author: Grady Hendrix
ISBN: 9781948405089

portada The Auctioneer (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joan Samson

Introduction by

Grady Hendrix

Publisher

Valancourt Books

Language

English

Pages

238

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.7 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN13

9781948405089

Synopsis "The Auctioneer (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) (in English)"

One of the finest and best-selling horror novels of the 1970s returns at last to chill a new generation of readersIn the isolated farming community of Harlowe, New Hampshire, where life has changed little over the past several decades, John Moore and his wife Mim work the land that has been in his family for generations. But from the moment the charismatic Perly Dunsmore arrives in town and starts soliciting donations for his auctions, things begin slowly and insidiously to change in Harlowe. As the auctioneer carries out his terrible, inscrutable plan, the Moores and their neighbors will find themselves gradually but inexorably stripped of their possessions, their freedom, and perhaps even their lives ...A chilling masterpiece of terror whose sense of creeping menace and dread increases page by page, Joan Samson's The Auctioneer (1975) is a rediscovered classic of 20th-century fiction. With echoes of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Stephen King's Needful Things, Samson's novel returns to print at last in this long-awaited new edition, which features an introduction by Grady Hendrix (Horrorstör, Paperbacks from Hell) and an afterword by the author's husband."Buy this book ... there is no way to stop reading it, once you've started!" - Baltimore Sun"A well-made piece of dynamite ... For all their talk, the author seems to be saying, men will permit their souls to be carried away bit by bit and auctioned off to the highest bidder. Samson has written a suspenseful, engrossing novel with the most gripping and violent ending we've encountered for some time."--Newsday"A frightening novel . . . a powerful book from a powerful writer."--The Grand Rapids Press"A novel you may never forget . . . a tight classic."--San Diego Tribune"Brilliant, compelling . . . Add a powerful twist at the end and you have a total novel that takes hold of the reader on Page One and never lets go until the finish. This just could prove to be one of the top thrillers of the year."--Dayton News

Grady Hendrix

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Grady Hendrix es novelista y guionista y actualmente vive en Nueva York. Ganador del premio Bram Stoker por su novela Paperbacks from Hell, ha sido nominado al premio Shirley Jackson y al Locus por Horrorstör, My best friend’s exorcism, y We sold our souls, y ha recibido el elogio unánime de la crítica en reseñas de la NPR, el Washington Post, el Wall Street Journal, Los Ángeles Times, A. V. Club, Paste, Buzzfeed y muchas más. Asimismo ha colaborado con Playboy, The Village Boy y Variety.

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