{"product_id":"the-werewolf-at-dusk-and-other-stories-by-david-small-9781324092827","title":"The Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong celebrated as a modern master of graphic literature, David Small has elicited in his work comparisons to Stan Lee and even Alfred Hitchcock. His internationally acclaimed graphic memoir, \u003cem\u003eStitches\u003c\/em\u003e, told the story of a childhood in disarray. \u003cem\u003eThe Werewolf at Dusk\u003c\/em\u003e, appearing nearly fifteen years later, turns its attention to the twilight of life and to ageing, gracefully or otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEerily striking and mesmerising, the three stories in this collection are linked, as Small writes, by the dread of things internal. In the title story, an adaptation of Lincoln Michel's classic short piece, the dread is that of a man who has reached senility with something repellent in his nature. He—an impotent werewolf, no longer able to hunt—confronts the terror of obsolescence. \"What do I even look like now,\" he wonders, \"when the full moon draws out the wolf inside me?\" The spectre of old age also haunts the semi-autobiographical story \"A Walk in the Old City.\" Brain matter cascades, and spiders loom as a psychoanalyst, self-assured in his practice, wanders along empty streets, reality warping into the irrational with the insouciance of a dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the final story, a reinterpretation of Jean Ferry's \"The Tiger in Vogue,\" this dreamscape gives way to the ominous environs of Berlin in the 1920s. When a peaceful evening at the music hall is interrupted by a garish surprise act, only the protagonist seems to notice. Yet he, too, is transfixed by the performance, watching as a little man with a moustache, pale skin, and tired eyes wills a tiger into submission. With its sharp lines and vibrant blues and oranges, the artwork recalls Edvard Munch's anguished \u003cem\u003eThe Scream\u003c\/em\u003e, likewise capturing the moment—the dread—before disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs fluid as Japanese manga and rife with unsettling imagery, \u003cem\u003eThe Werewolf at Dusk\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the singular dark genius of David Small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363210608876,"sku":"9781324092827","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11612663482659.jpg?v=1772918581","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-werewolf-at-dusk-and-other-stories-by-david-small-9781324092827","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}