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Carmilla

Sheridan Le Fanu

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About this work

First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), *Carmilla* is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The character is a prototypical example of the lesbian vampire, expressing romantic desires toward the protagonist. The novella notably never acknowledges homosexuality as an antagonistic trait, leaving it subtle and morally ambiguous. The story is often anthologised, and has been adapted many times in film and other media.

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Edition identifiers ISBN-13 9798833912010

Subjects

  • English Fantasy fiction
  • Fantasy fiction, English
  • Fiction
  • Lesbians
  • Vampires
  • Fiction, horror
  • Fiction, mystery & detective, general
  • Austria, fiction
  • Vampires, fiction
  • Gothic Fiction
  • Horror
  • Ireland, fiction
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Edition2022 · Independently Published
Cover not cataloged
Language
Italian
EAN-13
9798833912010
Edition2015 · Logos
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Extent
101 pages
Language
Italian
ISBN-10
8857607771
EAN-13
9788857607771