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A Polish Book Of Monsters
''A Polish Book of Monsters: Five Dark Tales from Contemporary Poland'' is an anthology of Polish speculative fiction, published by PIASA Books in 2010. The stories have been translated by Michael Kandel, who is also the editor for the volume. Contents The book contains an introduction by Michael Kandel, and five stories. * Marek S. Huberath (trans. of "Wrócieeś Sneogg, wiedziaam ...", 1987). Huberath's debut. Set in a post-apocalyptic context, it portrays a dark future in which survivors practice eugenics on mutant children, raising them in labs and culling those with mental and physical defects for their organs. The protagonist, Snogg, selected as a successful specimen, returns to rescue his doomed friends. Rejecting his status, he argues that those being culled are also true human beings, not deserving to be discarded. * Andrzej Sapkowski (trans. of "Wiedźmin", 1986). Sapkowski's debut, and the first story in ''The Witcher'' universe. The story features the titular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kandel
Michael Kandel (born 24 December 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American translator and author of science fiction. Biography Kandel received a doctorate in Slavistics from Indiana University. His most recent position was editor at the Modern Language Association. Prior to that, at Harcourt, he edited (among others) Ursula K. Le Guin's work. Kandel is perhaps best known for his translations of the works of Stanisław Lem from Polish to English. by Maria Khodorkovsky, July 14, 2015 Recently he has also been translating works of other Polish science fiction authors, such as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balrog
Balrogs () are a species of powerful demonic monsters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. One first appeared in print in his high-fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings'', where the Company of the Ring encounter a Balrog known as Durin's Bane in the Mines of Moria (Middle-earth), Moria. Balrogs appear also in Tolkien's ''The Silmarillion'' and Tolkien's legendarium, his legendarium. Balrogs are tall and menacing beings who can shroud themselves in fire, darkness, and shadow. They are armed with fiery whips "of many thongs", and its early drafts speak frequently of the whips of fire. ''The Lays of Beleriand'' describe Morgoth's prisoners tortured by Balrogs with scourges; and the Balrog in Moria (''The Fellowship of the Ring'', "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm") is armed explicitly with a "whip of many thongs" or strands. and occasionally use long swords. In Tolkien's later conception, Balrogs could not be readily vanquished—a certain stature was required by the would-be hero. Only Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |