![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The scope is international: Manguel chooses writers from England, the United States, South America, and Europe. Although there are no stories in the High Fantasy manner, there are ghost stories, dream stories, time travel stories, stories of metamorphosis, stories of devils and imps, and more. Perhaps the best thing about the anthology is its range. In his Foreword, Manguel carefully distinguishes fantastic literature from “tales of fantasy” (the kind of story we associate with Tolkien or LeGuin, although LeGuin is represented here by “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”) by asserting that the former “deals with what can be best defined as the impossible seeping into the possible.” And his enthusiasm for a form that delights in its freedom from the restrictions of form and reality is readily apparent. Black Water, an omnibus anthology of fantastic literature, will prove indispensable to the lover of the macabre or to those interested in “magic realism.” Alberto Manguel’s taste is Todorovian the stories he collects are full of surprises, marvellous happenings, and suggestions of the supernatural. ![]()
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