Könyv The Evil Guest Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

The Evil Guest

Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 10-18 napon belül
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The evil guest explores psychological unease, social decline, and hidden hostility within a strained...

Információk a könyvről

Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2026
oldal
112
EAN
9789377505219
ISBN
9377505216
Enbook ID
52768833
Súly
141
Méretek
140 x 216 x 7

Teljes leírás

The evil guest explores psychological unease, social decline, and hidden hostility within a strained household shaped by pride and rivalry. The narrative centers on a once secure family circle unsettled by the arrival and influence of a powerful relative whose presence intensifies insecurity, resentment, and suspicion. Financial pressure and wounded status deepen emotional fractures, turning ordinary interactions into subtle contests of control and interpretation. The atmosphere grows tense through suggestion, secrecy, and moral ambiguity rather than open conflict, allowing dread to build gradually. Conversations, private reflections, and social encounters reveal jealousy, fear of displacement, and fragile self worth. The story studies how wounded honor and dependency distort judgment, leading to destructive choices and emotional isolation. Dark moods, suggestive incidents, and uncertain motives create a persistent sense of threat that blurs inner anxiety with outward danger. The work emphasizes vulnerability within rigid social structures and the consequences of concealed intent. Broader ideas include moral decay, pride, manipulation, and the haunting effects of unresolved grievance, presenting suspense as a product of character and conscience as much as circumstance.