A novel of satanic decadence in the tradition of J-K Huysmans, FANTAZIUSe MALLARE is the tale of a deranged recluse who declares war on reality. In his world of hallucination and twisted eroticism, Mallare needs a woman to worship him as a god; aided by Goliath, his deformed dwarf servant he entices a submissive gypsy girl whom he strives to enthrall in chains of horror and ecstasy.
First published in 1922, FANTAZIUSe MALLARE is the second...