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The Skeleton's Holiday

The Skeleton's Holiday

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  • Author：Leonora Carrington
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Summary

'Ring for your maid， and when she comes in we'll pounce upon her and tear off her face。 I'll wear her face tonight instead of mine。'

These dreamlike， carnivalesque fables by one of the leading lights of the Surrealist movement are masterpieces of invention and Grand Guignol humour。

Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series， with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary， international flavour。 Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin， Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan， New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space。

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Reviews

Maxine Mathew ，

Rating- 3。5

Felix ，

good written bland stories

Harry （otherworldsthanthese） ，

”Ring for your maid， and when she comes in we’ll pounce upon her and tear off her face。 I’ll wear her face tonight instead of mine。The Skeleton’s Holiday is a collection of short stories by Leonora Carrington， first published all together in 1988。 The collection is absolutely fascinating to read - each story is so bizarre， and themes of the macabre are either subtly woven into the text， or at the very forefront。 It feels like a novelisation of Grand Guignol theatre， which was a form of Frenc ”Ring for your maid， and when she comes in we’ll pounce upon her and tear off her face。 I’ll wear her face tonight instead of mine。The Skeleton’s Holiday is a collection of short stories by Leonora Carrington， first published all together in 1988。 The collection is absolutely fascinating to read - each story is so bizarre， and themes of the macabre are either subtly woven into the text， or at the very forefront。 It feels like a novelisation of Grand Guignol theatre， which was a form of French theatre from the 19th and 20th century， which was described as “dramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome”。 That’s exactly what this collection is。 It’s something to behold。 。。。more

Áine Reeves ，

Surreal。

Elisabeth Orion ，

OK das war etwas zu surreal für mich

Anne Lydolf ，

A delightfully odd collection of short stories that make no sense。。。 and make no effort to！ Each of them a quick read， but a wonderful break from the real， sensible world。

Istiningdyah ，

Wrap-Up review Wrap-Up review 。。。more

Klára ，

This was brilliant。 The Oval Lady was my favourite。

Alik ，

What a pleasing little bouqin。

Jaya ，

Weird

Regitze ，

I do not have a lot of experience with surrealism， but Carrington’s short stories were intriguing， shocking and captivating。 Overall， I might be a bit generous in this rating， but I had fun with this little collection。

Olive Parker ，

I love you Leonora！ White Rabbits was my favourite， nauseating and wicked in the best way - so happy to finally see these stories in print

Alana ，

bruhhhhhh。。。。 she really did that。 nothing has made me so excited， so confused， feel so deeply involved like that since first reading， idk， Borges or Calvino。 these stories are everything！！！！！！ I HAVE TO READ ALL HER SHIT NOW A L L O F I T。 ive already ordered her complete short shories。 i love you Leonora Carrington pls notice me <3

Dylan ，

reads like a fever dream in a good way

Niamh ，

4。5 stars

Eloísa Nogaroli ，

Olha， valeu a pena ler， achei o estilo bem diferente。 Gostei muito do "The Debutante" e amei ameiiii o "The Skeleton's Holiday"。 Os outros contos me deixaram desinteressada， talvez pela maneira bem desconectada da escrita。 Só que pelo jeito essa que é a pira mesmo。 Mas （tirando os dois bonitinhos que eu citei antes） essa pira num foi muito minha não。Um pedacinho do The Skeleton's Holiday"The skeleton didn't like disasters， but to suggest that life did have its hazardous moments， he had placed an Olha， valeu a pena ler， achei o estilo bem diferente。 Gostei muito do "The Debutante" e amei ameiiii o "The Skeleton's Holiday"。 Os outros contos me deixaram desinteressada， talvez pela maneira bem desconectada da escrita。 Só que pelo jeito essa que é a pira mesmo。 Mas （tirando os dois bonitinhos que eu citei antes） essa pira num foi muito minha não。Um pedacinho do The Skeleton's Holiday"The skeleton didn't like disasters， but to suggest that life did have its hazardous moments， he had placed an enormous thimble in the middle of his fine apartment， on which he sat from time to time like a real philosopher。 Sometimes he danced a few steps to the tune of Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre。 But he did it with such grace， with such guilelessness， in the manner of midnight dances in romantic， old-fashioned graveyards， that nobody seeing him would have thought of anything unpleasant。" lindo demaissssssisisii 。。。more

Jack ，

Confusingly and strangely brilliant。 Upon reading the first two short story’s I thought this was just some really stereotypical and clichéd horror story’s written for children。 But on the final page of the second story I realised I was overlooking these story’s entirely。 In fact this collection is a subtle and brilliant commentary and attack on traditional upper class bourgeoisie culture， and modern society in general。 It’s confusing and open to interpretation but I find this is what makes the b Confusingly and strangely brilliant。 Upon reading the first two short story’s I thought this was just some really stereotypical and clichéd horror story’s written for children。 But on the final page of the second story I realised I was overlooking these story’s entirely。 In fact this collection is a subtle and brilliant commentary and attack on traditional upper class bourgeoisie culture， and modern society in general。 It’s confusing and open to interpretation but I find this is what makes the book so good。 Which is the infinite depth hidden behind these strange childish absurd story’s。 I never found a moment of this book boring， it was a pleasure to read。 It’s all very well written。 。。。more

Dionne Hélène ，

Surreal， spooky， short。 Easy to digest。 A quick read。 Woke up my imagination。

Alejandra ，

Reading this I realised I knew the stories！ I could remember an illustrated book I had as a child。Beautiful and full of will， like everything Leonora did。

Jason McKinney ，

Insubstantial but there are some fun stories here。 I liked Uncle Sam Carrington the best but the other ones are pretty good， too。 I think that the collection suffers a little bit from the law of diminishing returns with the stories towards the end not being quite as good。 It might have been better to mix the order up a little bit more。

Bloodorange ，

Probably a better painter than a writer at this point of her career， although "The Debutante" was fantastic。 Probably a better painter than a writer at this point of her career， although "The Debutante" was fantastic。 。。。more

Anna ，

Loved the first two stories， the third and fourth were also quite good， and the last three were mainly just very confusing。 Overall， this is a super interesting and fun author though: the stories were really weird， fun， and readable， and her style is absurdist but simultaneously very reminiscent of Shirley Jackson in feeling！

Ian Hamilton ，

The best collection of 7-pg。， macabre short stories I've ever read， and the only collection of 7-pg。， macabre short stories I've ever read :-）。 Spartan， but bizarrely comical and dark。。 The best collection of 7-pg。， macabre short stories I've ever read， and the only collection of 7-pg。， macabre short stories I've ever read :-）。 Spartan， but bizarrely comical and dark。。 。。。more

Amelia ，

I always thought myself not much of a surrealist fan， but recently realised it was because I'd only ever been seeing men's surrealist art and that there was a whole world of surrealist women artists whose work felt really different。I read this book of short stories at 3am when I couldn't sleep and it was the perfect timing， as the stories are nightmarish， confusing and amusing。 I particularly loved the hyena/girl life swap of The Debutante， the gothic horror of White Rabbits， and freaky revenge I always thought myself not much of a surrealist fan， but recently realised it was because I'd only ever been seeing men's surrealist art and that there was a whole world of surrealist women artists whose work felt really different。I read this book of short stories at 3am when I couldn't sleep and it was the perfect timing， as the stories are nightmarish， confusing and amusing。 I particularly loved the hyena/girl life swap of The Debutante， the gothic horror of White Rabbits， and freaky revenge tale The Seventh Horse。 。。。more

Ysabelle Branagan ，

Very nice I must say B•）

Christopher Byrne ，

This was my first foray into surrealist literature and while disconcerting at times， I thoroughly enjoyed it。

Ninbooklover ，

It was a really nice fast read。 Finished it in 30 minutes。 Didn't expect the ending in most of the short stories so it was nice and fun！ It was a really nice fast read。 Finished it in 30 minutes。 Didn't expect the ending in most of the short stories so it was nice and fun！ 。。。more

Bobo ，

Abso-bloody-lutely brilliant ^^ （1st & last♥ especially！）

Dolores Perez ，

All the fables of this little book are dreamlike and quirky; they are not for everybody。 My favourite one was The Debutante， there is something funny about it。。。

Miitta ，

I give four stars mainly because of the last story in the book。

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