The Piano Room
by Clio Velentza
Description
A gothic retelling of the myth of Faust, set in Hungary in the 1970s and 1990s
Eighteen-year-old Sandor Esterhazy, rich and entitled, is descended from a long line of talented pianists, but he has no intention of following in their footsteps. One afternoon, in a fit of pique, he calls up the devil, using an old book of magic spells, and offers to exchange his soul for a life free to choose his own destiny.
Afterwards Sandor laughs it off as a joke, but that night he sees the shape of a man approaching the house. He is dragging someone – or something – behind him through the snow. Sandor goes down to the piano room. The devil has delivered a bare-foot young man who Sandor instantly recognises. But what is this creature? And what exactly is to be done with him?
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World, excl. UK & Ireland
Author Biography
Clio Velentza was born in Greece, where she still resides. She has published a number of short stories both in Greek and English in various literary journals and anthologies, including Popshot Quarterly, Best Microfiction 2020 nad Ellipsis Zine. She also won awards for her short stories, including Best Microfiction 2020.
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Copyright © Clio Velentza 2021
Fairlight Books
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- Publisher Fairlight Books
- Publication Date October 2021
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781912054954
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 8.99 GBP
- Pages336
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- EditionFirst Edition
- Copyright Year2020
- Page sizeB Format (198 x 129) mm
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