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Title: The Lost Art of Twilight Title Record # 77283
Author: Thomas Ligotti
Date: 1986-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A son, born in France to a pregnant vampire upon her death and taken by his nurse to the US to live a normal life, is anxious about being visited for the first time by family members from France.
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Current Tags: America (1), family (1), vampires (1), contemporary (1), first person point of view (1), Aix en Provence (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1992Translated by Roberta Formenti
Italian La perduta arte del tramonto
2001Translated by Monika Angerhuber. Translation also published as Die verlorengegangene Kunst des Zwielichts.
German Die verloren gegangene Kunst des Zwielichts
2001Translated by Monika Angerhuber Translation also published as Die verloren gegangene Kunst des Zwielichts
German Die verlorengegangene Kunst des Zwielichts
2014Translated by Anne-Sylvie Homassel
French L'art perdu du crépuscule

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Dark Horizons, Summer 1986 1986-00-00 ed. David A. Sutton The British Fantasy Society  
£0.70?£: UK pound
40
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Allen Koszowski  
Songs of a Dead Dreamer 1989-10-00 Thomas Ligotti Robinson 1-85487-022-X
£5.99?£: UK pound
x+
275
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Pete Wigens  
Weird Tales, Summer 1990 1990-00-00 ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Darrell Schweitzer, George H. Scithers Terminus  
$4.95?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Songs of a Dead Dreamer 1990-06-00 Thomas Ligotti Carroll & Graf 0-88184-580-9
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
275
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Greco Checkmark
Songs of a Dead Dreamer 1991-06-00 Thomas Ligotti Carroll & Graf (Masters of Horror) 0-88184-721-6
$4.50?$: US dollar
x+
275
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Horror Story 13 1992-06-00 ed. uncredited Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #13)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Aymon  
A Taste for Blood 1992-08-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Dorset Press 0-88029-770-0
$9.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
589
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Taste for Blood 1995-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-280-3
$4.98?$: US dollar
589
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best of Weird Tales 1995-09-00 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-730-9
$7.98?$: US dollar
xii+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Best of Weird Tales 1996-00-00 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0295-0   xii+
498
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Nightmare Factory 1996-00-00 Thomas Ligotti Raven Books / Robinson Publishing 1-85487-436-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
xxi+
551
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Eric Dinyer Checkmark
The Nightmare Factory 1996-08-00 Thomas Ligotti Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0302-4
$13.95?$: US dollar
xxi+
551
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Eric Dinyer  
In einer fremden Stadt, in einem fremden Land 2001-05-00 Thomas Ligotti Festa (Edition Metzengerstein #2717) 3-935822-06-5
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
158
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll H. R. Giger Checkmark
Vampirric 2003-05-00 ed. H. R. Giger Festa (Festa Nosferatu #1404) 3-935822-58-8
€14.95?€: Euro
432
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth asuka Checkmark
Songs of a Dead Dreamer 2010-03-31 Thomas Ligotti Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-296-2
$40.00?$: US dollar
282
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Aeron Alfrey Checkmark
Chants du cauchemar et de la nuit 2014-10-13 Thomas Ligotti Dystopia (Dystopia workshop) 979-10-91146-13-5
€15.00?€: Euro
240
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll
Stéphane Perger?Stephane Perger
 
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe 2015-10-06 Thomas Ligotti Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310776-7
$17.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
448
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Chris Mars  
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe 2015-10-06 Thomas Ligotti Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-698-40928-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe date unknown Thomas Ligotti Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310776-7
$17.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
448
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Chris Mars Checkmark
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe date unknown Thomas Ligotti Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310776-7
$17.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
448
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Chris Mars  
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