· Now, Gerald Kersh is not exactly a horror writer. Men Without Bones is a collection that includes many of his weirder writings, but few of his stories are out-and-out horror. You really can't put a pin in Kersh; he transcends any genre/5(3). Gerald Kersh: Men without Bones We were loading bananas into the Claire Dodge at Puerto Pobre, when a feverish little fellow came aboard. Everyone stepped aside to let him pass—even the soldiers who guard the port with nickel-plated Remington rifles, and who . · Gerald Kersh ’s “ Men Without Bones ” presents a virtual case study in the awkward position of midcentury Weird Fiction. A truly—literally—pulpy tale, its original publication in came not in Weird Tales but in www.doorway.ru that time the pulps themselves were moribund, while new markets were arising. Michael Kelly and I recently discussed on The Outer Dark how mainstream literary.
Gerald Kersh 's " Men Without Bones " presents a virtual case study in the awkward position of midcentury Weird Fiction. A truly—literally—pulpy tale, its original publication in came not in Weird Tales but in www.doorway.ru that time the pulps themselves were moribund, while new markets were arising. Michael Kelly and I recently discussed on The Outer Dark how mainstream literary. Men Without Bones book. Read 14 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Men Without Bones book. Read 14 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Gerald Kersh was born in Teddington-on-Thames, near London, and, like so many writers, quit school to take on a series of jobs -- salesman, baker, fish-and-chips cook. Now, Gerald Kersh is not exactly a horror writer. Men Without Bones is a collection that includes many of his weirder writings, but few of his stories are out-and-out horror. You really can't put a pin in Kersh; he transcends any genre.
Kersh evokes the repulsive nature of the men without bones to such vivid effect that the final reversion to cosmology catches us off-guard, leaving us defenseless before the horror of the closing line as our world-view is wrested away from us and turned upside down. " Those boneless things are men. We are Martians!. Men Without Bones (Hardcover) Published May 1st by Lightyear Pr. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Gerald Kersh. ISBN: (ISBN ) Average rating: (66 ratings). "Men Without Bones" is a horror short story by British writer Gerald Kersh. Plot summary. A passenger on a banana boat called the Claire Dodge at Puerto Pobre, sees a feverish-looking little man. Everyone believes the man is mad. The man asks for passage. He introduces himself as Goodbody, Doctor of Science of Osbaldeston University.
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