About This Book
A series of Gothic and fantastical short stories recounts uncanny episodes in which music, visual art, legal and domestic intrigues catalyze obsessions and psychological dislocation. Tales present craftsmen and performers consumed by a haunted instrument or an irresistible cadence, an artist's studio trick that ensnares lovers and impostors, and other macabre sketches where ordinary details slip into the grotesque. Recurring concerns include the instability of perception, the porous boundary between imagination and reality, and a blend of satirical wit with melancholy atmosphere.