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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Book • 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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