The Prophets' Paradise

Written by Robert W. Chambers

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki

Robert W. Chanbers’ The
King in Yellow, a collection of short stories, is considered one of the
most important works of American supernatural fiction. Within the collection is
“The Prophets’ Paradise,” a dream-like narrative of prose and poetry. Featuring
personifications of Love and Truth, the story’s structure has a palindrome-like
quality with internal repetition. Romantic in tone and ambiguous in theme, “The
Prophets’ Paradise” is one of Chambers’ more experimental pieces.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: Jun 20, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481535410

Robert W. Chambers

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was a Brooklyn-born artist and writer best known for producing supernatural, horror and weird tales. He published his first novel, In the Quarter in 1894 but didn’t receive major recognition until 1895 with a collection of short stories called The King in Yellow. Despite entries in other genres, such as romance and historical fiction, Chambers’ most acclaimed works were Gothic in nature. His eerie tales would go on to inspire a generation of writers including H.P. Lovecraft.