This highly literate vampire novel is based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, but it's far more than a simple retelling of Stoker's tale. The primary narrator is The Count himself, but the :notebooks" and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
What I particularily liked about this novel is that it incorporated a vast wealth of vampire literature, fokelore, and gypsy lore as well, without setting the novel in a cultural vacuum, which so many vampire novels tend to do. I especially appreciated the chance to puzzle out those things to which Lee eluded without saying in a manner that would insult the reader. Of course, as I read it before the original Stoker Dracula, I just might be a bit biased.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Generally I do not like this kind of books,but aweek ago, when I was alone at home,I wanted to be excited.I just looked for an interesting book in my father's library.The title was interesting, the dracula was a legend.This book is a legend too.
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