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The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition

  • 1995 first published
  • 926 pages
  • 2 editions

Ann Charters, Chinua Achebe and Ambrose Bierce's The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition (1995) is a gothic fiction and demon fiction novel. The story is set in Louisiana and L’Abri, in Carnival. It features Armand Aubigny, Désirée and Madame Valmont. Key subjects include crime, first-person narrative, Homicide and Hyperesthesia.

At about 926 pages, most readers finish it in 16–17 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • American Horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • First-person narrative
  • Gothic fiction
  • Homicide
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Hyperesthesia
  • Murder
  • Miscegenation

Quick answers

Who wrote The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition?

The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition was written by Ann Charters, Chinua Achebe and Ambrose Bierce and first published in 1995.

What genre is The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Demons & Devils, Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition?

The median edition has 926 pages, about 16–17 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition?

Readers who like it often enjoy Fiction, A Pocket Anthology--Fifth Edition, Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century and American 24-Karat Gold.

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