The Panic Hand - Hardcover

Carroll, Jonathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312146981 ISBN 13: 9780312146986

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1996

Synopsis

The twenty stories collected here transmit the same intense charges of intellect and emotion that characterize Carroll's longer works. Among the many pleasures are: "Friend's Best Man" - An award-winning story about a dog that teaches its owner the real and very frightening meaning of "The Animal Kingdom." "Black Cocktail" - A short novel about a high-school kid who never grew up - literally. "The Sadness of Detail" - What are we to do when contacted by angels? What are we to do when one makes an offer we can't refuse? "A Flash in the Pants" - Original to this volume - a story about a beautiful stranger and a house that remembers all too well its previous owners.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Here, for the first time, are Jonathan Carroll's collected stories, a wide ranging showcase for his extraordinary ability to turn a situation disturbingly and terrifyingly on its head in an instant.

· A new arrival in Hell discovers you can have too much of a good thing
· A 32 year old man relives his school... literally
· A young girl creates a beautiful mother with whom to seduce men

"These tales ... read like uncensored dreams."
OBSERVER

"This volume should create a legion of new fans."
TIME OUT

"Carroll's world is one that is subtly out of kilter, and which can take a turn for the sinister at any time."
THE TIMES

"Beautiful and haunting ... Carroll excels at dropping us into nightmares."
NEW STATESMAN AND SOCIETY

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312146981
• ISBN 13: 9780312146986
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 295