by Lord Dunsany
First published 1905
Gods walk among mortals in the realm of Pegana, where Mana-Yood-Sushai dreams the universe into existence. Sailors navigate the mystical river Yann through lands where time moves differently than in our world. Warriors seek the legendary sword Sacnoth to breach an unconquerable fortress. The talkative traveler Joseph Jorkens spins impossible tales in London clubs, recounting adventures that blur the line between truth and fantasy. A peculiar murder mystery unfolds around two bottles of relish, revealing human nature's darkest corners. These stories move between cosmic mythologies and intimate human moments, from the creation of worlds to the quirks of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. Each tale carries the weight of ancient wisdom wrapped in modern storytelling, where Irish wit meets universal truths about power, mortality, and wonder.
Genres: short-stories, mythology, literary-fiction, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Pegana, Yann
Period: Ancient
432 pages · Paperback · Penguin Classics
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