Monday 3 July 2017

Mini-review: An Occurrence at Owl Creek and other stories

This is a Penguin 60th anniversary sampler of just six of Bierce's short stories. Bierce has an ornate yet appealing style in writing these short tales of satire, mystery and suspense.

There are obvious parallels with modern writers as diverse as Dahl and King standing on his shoulders as they have clearly drawn on his gift for characterisation and slow incrementally disturbing situation to deliver a sometimes devastating twist in their own work.

Based on this, I'll be seeking out more of Bierce's tales.


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