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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Book โข 1846
In 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar,' Edgar Allan Poe explores the unsettling intersection of science and the supernatural.
The story follows a narrator's experiment to mesmerize a man, Mr. Valdemar, on his deathbed.
Kept in a suspended hypnotic state, Valdemar exists between life and death for seven months.
When finally awakened, Valdemar's body swiftly decays into a horrifying, liquid mass.
Poe's detailed and graphic descriptions create a sense of shock, disgust, and unease, questioning the boundaries of life, death, and scientific intervention.
The story follows a narrator's experiment to mesmerize a man, Mr. Valdemar, on his deathbed.
Kept in a suspended hypnotic state, Valdemar exists between life and death for seven months.
When finally awakened, Valdemar's body swiftly decays into a horrifying, liquid mass.
Poe's detailed and graphic descriptions create a sense of shock, disgust, and unease, questioning the boundaries of life, death, and scientific intervention.
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