»Die Maske des Roten Todes« is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, 

first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each deco-

rated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose ›costume‹ proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn.

25 x 34 cm
Softcover
Thread binding
76 pages

Kiel, 2018