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Jeffrey Ford

    Jeffrey Ford es un escritor estadounidense celebrado por su vasta imaginación, ingenio y una profunda fascinación por las historias anidadas dentro de otras historias. Su obra recorre magistralmente diversos géneros, fusionando elementos de fantasía, ciencia ficción y misterio en narrativas singularmente cautivadoras. La distintiva voz de Ford se caracteriza por alusiones literarias y un profundo compromiso con la tradición de la literatura fantástica. Los lectores se sienten atraídos por su habilidad para construir mundos inmersivos que prometen viajes inesperados e imágenes impactantes.

    Jeffrey Ford
    The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (Perennial)
    The Drowned Life
    The Physiognomy
    The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque
    Walking out of this World
    Destiny of a Free Spirit
    • Das Schattenjahr

      • 370 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Der Roman thematisiert das Erwachsenwerden in den 60er Jahren in Amerika und verbindet dabei phantastische Elemente mit einer tiefgründigen Coming-of-Age-Geschichte. Die Erzählung entfaltet sich vor dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlicher Umbrüche und persönlicher Herausforderungen, während die Protagonisten ihre Identität und ihren Platz in einer sich verändernden Welt suchen. Jeffrey Ford gelingt es, die Magie des Alltags mit den komplexen Emotionen des Heranwachsens zu verweben und eine nostalgische, aber auch kritische Perspektive auf diese prägende Zeit zu bieten.

      Das Schattenjahr2024
      4,0
    • Walking out of this World

      • 286 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      A group of ramblers are taken to an idyllic other world. But things are not so simple and they find themselves at the centre of a battle between opposing spirits.

      Walking out of this World2024
      3,9
    • Destiny of a Free Spirit

      • 298 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      In the far future, the world is divided into two cultures, each controlled by the mysterious and powerful Commission. One person finds a route between the two cultures — what he discovers changes everything and threatens more than his life.

      Destiny of a Free Spirit2023
      4,5
    • "Christmas and Other Horrors" is an anthology that explores the darker side of the winter solstice through original stories. It invites readers to embrace the eerie and horrific traditions of the season, featuring contributions from notable authors. The collection weaves together chilling tales that contrast festive joy with unsettling encounters.

      Christmas and Other Horrors2023
      3,6
    • Out of Body

      • 176 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      The horrors of sleep paralysis become so much more in Jeffrey Ford's new novella Out of Body.

      Out of Body2020
      3,2
    • Nouvelle Littérature Imaginaire - n°19, Été 2014: Fiction

      La revue qui défie la gravité

      • 272 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Fées, Irlande, miniatures, inspiration, Majipoor, hyperespace, temporalités, télé-réalité, éthérisateur, fantômes malades, steampunk, infra-rouge, rocher, 666, matin du monde, Arcadie, imaginaire du Golfe, ivoire, Brassens, Mabuse, Calabi-Yau, masque mortuaire, paléozoïque...

      Nouvelle Littérature Imaginaire - n°19, Été 2014: Fiction2014
    • La forma dell'ombra

      • 335 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      L'estate volge pigramente al termine quando gli occhi del predatore cominciano a insinuarsi nelle case della città. Un semplice voyeur, a quanto pare, ma tanto basta per scuotere la tranquillità di Long Island e scatenare la fantasia dei ragazzini, la cui unica, monotona prospettiva è il ritorno a scuola. Tra loro c'è un undicenne che ha la passione per Sherlock Holmes e vive con una famiglia non esattamente un padre assente perché occupato da tre lavori; una madre alcolizzata che dipinge bellissimi quadri mai esposti; un fratello maggiore, Jim, che un po' lo tiranneggia e un po' lo protegge; una sorellina, Mary, che forse è particolarmente geniale o forse particolarmente ritardata, ma sta di fatto che vive in un mondo tutto suo abitato da molteplici amici immaginari. I tre si improvvisano investigatori per catturare il maniaco, ma un'ombra scura si estende sul loro gioco quando eventi ancora più sinistri cominciano a la scomparsa di un compagno di scuola, l'arrivo di una misteriosa auto bianca che vaga per le strade dopo il tramonto, morti inaspettate e violente. Nel frattempo, qualcuno sembra capace di prevedere gli qualcuno che, di nascosto, muove le figurine degli abitanti sul plastico della città costruito da Jim nello scantinato di casa.

      La forma dell'ombra2010
    • 'Stories' is a groundbreaking anthology that reinvigorates, expands, and redefines the limits of imaginative fiction and affords some writers in the world - from Peter Straub and Chuck Palahniuk to Roddy Doyle and Diana Wynne Jones, Stewart O'Nan and Joyce Carol Oates to Walter Mosley and Jodi Picoult - the opportunity to work together, defend their craft, and realign misconceptions. Gaiman, a literary magician whose acclaimed work defies easy categorization and transcends all boundaries, and 'master anthologist' ('Booklist') Sarrantonio personally invited, read, and selected all the stories in this collection, and their standard for this 'new literature of the imagination' is high. Joe Hill boldly aligns theme and form in his disturbing tale of a man's descent into evil in 'Devil on the Staircase'. In 'Catch and Release', Lawrence Block tells of a seasoned fisherman with a talent for catching a bite of another sort. Carolyn Parkhurst adds a dark twist to sibling rivalry in 'Unwell'. Joanne Harris weaves a tale of ancient gods in modern New York in 'Wildfire in Manhattan'. Vengeance is the heart of Richard Adams's 'The Knife'. Jeffery Deaver introduces a dedicated psychologist whose mission in life is to save people in 'The Therapist'. A chilling punishment befitting an unspeakable crime is at the dark heart of Neil Gaiman's novelette 'The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains'.

      Stories. All-New tales by Neil Gaiman an Al Sarrantonio2010
      3,8
    • Magazín F&SF; je již šedesát let jedním z nejlepších zdrojů fantastické povídky ve světě. Česká edice vám v úzké spolupráci s americkou redakcí nabízí léty prověřenou klasiku i příběhy těch nejlepších autorů žhavé současnosti. Každé čtvrtletí se tak spolu s námi můžete ponořit do barvitých světů ničím neomezované spisovatelské fantazie.

      The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Czech Edition. Zima 2008/20092009
      4,4
    • The Drowned Life

      • 290 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      There is a town that brews a strange intoxicant from a rare fruit called the deathberry—and once a year a handful of citizens are selected to drink it. . . .There is a life lived beneath the water—among rotted buildings and bloated corpses—by those so overburdened by the world's demands that they simply give up and go under. . . .In this mesmerizing blend of the familiar and the fantastic, multiple award-winning New York Times notable author Jeffrey Ford creates true wonders and infuses the mundane with magic. In tales marked by his distinctive, dark imagery and fluid, exhilarating prose, he conjures up an annual gale that transforms the real into the impossible, invents a strange scribble that secretly unites a significant portion of society, and spins the myriad dreams of a restless astronaut and his alien lover. Bizarre, beautiful, unsettling, and sublime, The Drowned Life showcases the exceptional talents of one of contemporary fiction's most original artists.

      The Drowned Life2008
      3,8
    • Česká mutace známého amerického sci-fi a fantasy magazínu, který vychází téměř šedesát let a je považován za nejlepší zdroj fantastické povídky na světě. Česká edice, ve spolupráci s americkou redakcí, přináší klasiku i příběhy současných autorů. Každé čtvrtletí se čtenáři mohou ponořit do barvitých světů spisovatelské fantazie. V povídce Antimožné Daryl Gregory zkoumá návrat do fantastické krajiny dětství. Fred Chappell představuje experta na umění stínů v Tanci stínů. V Políbit hvězdu se postižená dívka rozhoduje, zda se vzdát těla pro cestu ke hvězdám. David Marusek ukazuje snahu o chycení teroristy v povídce Usámo, zavolej domů. Nancy Springerová přináší příběh Chlapec, který splétal koním hřívy, o mladíkovi s neobvyklým nadáním. Hrdinka novelety Špatné číslo od Alexandera Jablokova chce změnit minulost promarněných šancí. Richard Bowes přibližuje všední život strážců v čase v Převozníkova žena. Mýty ožívají v Urdumheim od Michaela Swanwicka, kde se snaží osvobodit z područí démonů. K. D. Wentworthová představuje matoucí Kaleidoskop. Jeffrey Ford na závěr přibližuje, jaké to je Ve službách mistra fantasy. Magazín je splněným snem každého milovníka dobrých příběhů.

      Fantasy & Science Fiction: Czech Edition - Jaro 20082008
      4,3
    • Fantasy & Sciene-Fiction 4/2006

      • 160 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      Toto číslo lze brát jako mimořádný speciál věnovaný cenám Nebula. Pokud to nevíte, pak vám prozradíme, že cena Nebula je každoročně udílena jako výsledek hlasování Americké společnosti autorů science fiction a fantasy. Daniel Abraham se v hororové povídce Placatá Diana velmi znepokojivým způsobem podívá na problémy jedné neúplné rodiny. Letos si Nebulu v kategorii krátká povídka odnesla Carol Emshwillerová s příběhem Žiji s tebou, v němž odkryla možnou existenci bytosti žijící nepozorovaně přímo vedle vás. U nás dosud neznámá K. D. Wentworthová se představí povídkou Znovuzrození a přinese nám zajímavý pohled na téma klonování. Nebulou oceněná novela Magie pro začátečníky od Kelly Linkové je příběhem chlapce, jenž patří do skupiny dospívajících, kteří propadli kouzlu zvláštního televizního programu. Paolo Bacigalupi se v povídce Škváropísečníci podívá do nehostinné budoucnosti, kdy se lidstvo muselo přizpůsobit zhoršujícím se ekologickým podmínkám na úkor samotného lidství. A na samotný závěr jsme připravili Nebulou opět odměněnou povídku Stvoření od Jeffreyho Forda. Magazín Fantasy & Science Fiction je jednoduše splněným snem každého milovníka dobrých a čtivých příběhů.... celý text

      Fantasy & Sciene-Fiction 4/20062006
      4,4
    • The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

      • 336 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      In 1893 New York, portraitist Piero Piambo enjoys the heights of society, yet grapples with the feeling that he has compromised his integrity to achieve success. His life takes a turn with a peculiar commission from Mrs. Charbuque, who offers him a lucrative deal: he must paint her portrait without ever looking at her. He can question her freely, but this unusual condition challenges his artistic abilities and mental stability. As Piambo sketches behind a screen, he is drawn into her haunting narrative, which includes a chilling childhood spent with a possibly murderous father studying snowflakes, intertwined with themes of fame, despair, and myth. Each session deepens his obsession with unraveling her mystery. Meanwhile, a series of gruesome deaths of women in the city unfolds, and Piambo begins to sense a disturbing connection between these events, his artistic endeavor, and Mrs. Charbuque herself. This novel masterfully blends elements of psychological intrigue and historical context, offering a compelling and atmospheric experience that resonates with the works of literary giants. It promises to leave a lasting impression on its readers.

      The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque2004
      3,8
    • The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (Perennial)

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      Set in 1893 New York, the narrative follows portraitist Piero Piambo as he embarks on a unique commission from the enigmatic Mrs. Charbuque. The unusual stipulation that he cannot see her while questioning her leads to an intriguing exploration of her character and the complexities of high society. This richly evocative novel weaves a hypnotic tale that delves into themes of perception, identity, and the intricacies of human connection, creating a compelling literary thriller.

      The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (Perennial)2003
      3,8
    • The Physiognomy

      • 256 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      The nightmare metropolis called the Well-Built City exists because the satanic genius and Master, Drachton Below, wished it so. And few within its confines hold the power of Physiognomist First Class Cley. With scalpels, calipers, and the other instruments of his science, Cley can divine good and evil, determine character and intelligence, uncover dark secrets and foretell a person's destiny, through the careful study of facial and bodily features. But now the Master has ordered the great physiognomist out of the City on a seemingly trivial assignment into the rural hinterlands. but there, removed from Below's omnipresent scrutiny, even the most loyal servant of logic and order can fall prey to seductions of the flesh and spirit. And in this strange and unfamiliar place possessing terrors uniquely its own, there are stark truths awaiting the eminent Cley--and inescapable revelations that could shatter his perceptions of himself, his profession, and his world.

      The Physiognomy1998
      3,8