{"product_id":"the-gypsy-spiders-and-other-tales-of-italian-horror-9798861414951","title":"The Gypsy Spiders: And Other Tales of Italian Horror","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Gypsy Spiders and Other Tales of Italian Horror \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece of Italian fiction, a must for all readers of intelligent contemporary horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gypsy Spiders\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eI Ragni Zingari\u003c\/i\u003e) was first published in 2010. In 2013 the collection won the Premio Polidori, one of Italy's most prestigious horror awards. The title story merges old legends of the supernatural with the emotional devastation of World War Two, and the menacing, quasi-invisible spiders may or may not have been brought into being by the psychological stresses experienced by the family at the heart of the tale.\u003cbr\u003eIn 'Striges', an anthropologist undertakes a study of witchcraft, and a group of boys look on in horror as she and her son are transformed by the power of her subject. Other stories explore the real, the uncanny and the otherworldly in chilling detail.\u003cbr\u003eNicola Lombardi's \u003ci\u003eThe Gypsy Spiders and Other Tales of Italian Horror \u003c\/i\u003ehave been brilliantly rendered into English by their translator, J. Weintraub.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Weintraub, Nicola Lombardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798861414951\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43765650915443,"sku":"9.79886E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_76f3eb00-3bea-40fd-a07b-38f6c6e1df0a.jpg?v=1756985930","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-gypsy-spiders-and-other-tales-of-italian-horror-9798861414951","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}