Alrauna

Professor ten Brinken conducts a daring scientific experiment and creates a child using the genetic material of a sentenced criminal and a fallen woman. The girl born, named Alrauna, is supposed to bring wealth to her creator, and to all who fall under her influence – misfortune. However, for the professor himself, the result turns out to be anything but harmless. The book includes the most famous and haunting stories by H.G. Evers. «The Spider Woman»: in a hotel room, three mysterious suicides occur one after another; a medical student takes on the investigation, gradually getting drawn into a sinister game… «Tomato Sauce»: Spaniards have long gotten used to the cruelty of bullfighting and cockfighting. But what if the duel involves… only humans? Is it possible to turn a human into a plant – in such a way that he knows about it, is able to keep records, and track his condition in the «Diary of the Orange Tree»? Some works in this collection are published in Russian for the first time.