Milada Mašinová

Cats and Other Tales about Fear

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Kočky a jiné příběhy o strachu
Argo, 2016, 152 pp
9788025716779
Children’s and Young Adult

A pretty teacher, beloved by all the boys, sits down in a rollercoaster with her students, little does she know what horror awaits her… A shipwreck is floating in the middle of the ocean with a motley pair of castaways — a girl and a young man who is completely detached from reality and looses himself in pseudo-intellectual thoughts… A young maid suddenly finds herself out of work and has nowhere to go… A boy ignored by his parents doesn’t know that the ocean is raging because of him.

These are the situations in which the young heroes of the six short stories in this collection find themselves. The main theme is love in all its forms: siblings, parents and lovers. Jealous, selfish, possessive and self-centred love.

These short stories by Milada Mašínová stand out due to their exceptional, horror-like atmosphere and crystal clear, precise style. Both of these qualities infuse the stories with an atmosphere of pervasive fear, worries and strangeness. Illustrations by young illustrator Petra Josefína Stibitzová complement the book.

Kočky a jiné příběhy o strachu
Argo, 2016, 152 pp
9788025716779