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Post by dem bones on May 4, 2015 15:09:42 GMT
Received the following press release from TartarusDear All, Robert Aickman is known for his ‘strange tales’, in fact, forty-eight complete strange tales, published between 1951 and 1981 in eight books. Now, Tartarus Press is publishing a new volume, The Strangers and Other Writings, which includes previously unpublished and uncollected short fiction, non-fiction and poetry by Aickman. Dating from the 1930s to 1980, the contents show his development as a writer. Six unpublished short stories, augmented by one written for broadcast, follow his fiction from the whimsical through the experimental to the ghostly, with ‘The Strangers’ a fully-formed, Aickmanesque strange tale. The non-fiction samples Aickman’s wide-ranging interests and erudition: from the supernatural to Oscar Wilde; from 1940s films to Delius; from politics to the theatre; from Animal Farm to the canals. Robert Aickman, Author of Strange Tales DVD: TrailerAccompanying The Strangers is a fifty-three minute DVD documentary ‘Robert Aickman, Author of Strange Tales’. Featuring rare film, photographs and audio recordings, the film sheds new light on Aickman’s role in the development of the ghost story, his interest in restoring the British canal system and his wider involvement with the arts. Jean Richardson and Heather and Graham Smith share their memories of Aickman’s friendship, and writers Jeremy Dyson and Reggie Oliver evaluate Aickman’s literary legacy. The Strangers and Other Writings by Robert Aickman is a sewn hardback book of 293 + xii pages with head and tail bands and ribbon marker. Publication 28th May 2015 ISBN 978-1-905784-75-2 £37.50 With all best wishes, Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker Tartarus Press
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 4, 2015 15:10:39 GMT
Looks good!
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Post by dem bones on May 4, 2015 16:24:33 GMT
Perhaps when it sells out pre-publication Tartarus will publish a trade paperback edition. Have you seen the Faber & Faber Aickman reissues? Had The Unsettled Dust from the library (!) recently. The introduction and remembrance essay are short but nonetheless enlightening, with the Smiths' essay touching upon his falling out with L.T.C. Rolt. Robert Aickman - The Unsettled Dust (Faber & Faber, 2014)  Tim McDonagh
The Unsettled Dust
The House Of The Russians
No Stronger Than A Flower
The Cicerones
The Next Glade
Ravissante
Bind Your Hair
The Stains
Graham & Heather Smith - Robert Aickman Remembered.
Blurb
Reading Robert Aickman is like watching a magician work, and very often I'm not even sure what the trick was. All I know is that he did it beautifully. - Neil Gaiman.
Aickman's 'strange stories' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. The Unsettled Dust was first published as a collection in 1990. Aickman received the British Fantasy Award for `The Stains'.
`We are all potential victims of the powers Aickman so skilfully conjures and commands.' - Robert Bloch
Includes a new preface and afterword.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 4, 2015 16:32:43 GMT
Have you seen the Faber & Faber Aickman reissues? Yes, I have all of them. I also have all of the Tartarus reprints. I collect these things, you see. "Ravissante" is a particular favorite of mine. Who am I? What is to become of me? |
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Post by Shrink Proof on May 4, 2015 19:24:51 GMT
Don't worry, you are not alone.
"The Trains" and "The Hospice" get my vote.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 5, 2015 9:50:16 GMT
"The Trains" and "The Hospice" get my vote. Absolutely, but they do not appear in THE UNSETTLED DUST. |
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Post by Shrink Proof on May 5, 2015 9:54:23 GMT
"The Trains" and "The Hospice" get my vote. Absolutely, but they do not appear in THE UNSETTLED DUST. True. But I was commenting on Aickman in general. |
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Post by weirdmonger on May 29, 2015 17:27:00 GMT
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 29, 2015 17:59:02 GMT
By a curious coincidence, I received THE STRANGERS today.
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Post by auntdaisy on Feb 2, 2018 10:54:04 GMT
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Post by jamesdoig on Feb 2, 2018 20:10:06 GMT
Glen Cavaliero's Afterword to the story in Wormwood 5 doesn't mention the radio production; in fact he says "However, this is to assume that 'The Fully-Conducted Tour' is a fully completed story; and it may only be a first draft." He then makes a comparison with A.J. Alan's broadcast tales half a century earlier. |
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Post by auntdaisy on Feb 7, 2018 8:02:17 GMT
Thanks for the information.
Interesting comparison with AJ Alan, presumably My Adventure in Norfolk and similar.
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Post by fritzmaitland on Oct 17, 2021 22:40:20 GMT
15th October - Robert Aickman - The Cicerones. Yes. It's good. You can't say much about it though. A synopsis might read A man visits a cathedral and meets some other people. But there's a lot more to it.
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