"What can I expect here? You know the fairy tale about the man who died, don’t you? He was waiting in Eternity to find out what the Lord had decided to do with him. He waited and waited, for one year, ten years, a hundred years. He begged and pleaded for a decision. Finally he couldn’t bear the waiting any longer. Then they said to him: ‘What do you think you’re waiting for? You’ve been in Hell for a long time already."
(Transit, Anne Seghers)
(Transit, Anne Seghers)
Following the paths of the rare, the unforeseen, the heretical, Raphus Press opens the Chartae series, bilingual editions (Portuguese / English) of quite unusual works by the most innovative authors in the contemporary landscape of speculative narrative.
The duo John Howard and Mark Valentine have established themselves as one of the most extraordinary voices in recent literature with this complex evocation of another world that would soon be submerged in war on masterpieces such as Secret Europe, a kind of secret cartography for other word. In this first collaboration with Raphus Press, the duo offers a story that could be a Hitchcock movie (like The Man Who Knew Too Much, first version, or The 39 Steps) and at same time both pay tribute to the great literature of exile, especially active in the 1920s-40s, from Anna Seghers to Bert Brecht, from Stefan Zweig to Roger Caillois... So The Tattered Shadows/Restos de sombra is a masterpiece and for us is a honor to produce this book specially for our readers.
In 2020, Raphus lançou a primeira edição desta pequena obra-prima, que logo se esgotou. Agora, em 2024, lançamos a segunda versão, com novo layout e que inclui um ensaio do editor, Alcebiades Diniz Miguel: "Linguagens da cidade e do exílio".
The duo John Howard and Mark Valentine have established themselves as one of the most extraordinary voices in recent literature with this complex evocation of another world that would soon be submerged in war on masterpieces such as Secret Europe, a kind of secret cartography for other word. In this first collaboration with Raphus Press, the duo offers a story that could be a Hitchcock movie (like The Man Who Knew Too Much, first version, or The 39 Steps) and at same time both pay tribute to the great literature of exile, especially active in the 1920s-40s, from Anna Seghers to Bert Brecht, from Stefan Zweig to Roger Caillois... So The Tattered Shadows/Restos de sombra is a masterpiece and for us is a honor to produce this book specially for our readers.
In 2020, Raphus lançou a primeira edição desta pequena obra-prima, que logo se esgotou. Agora, em 2024, lançamos a segunda versão, com novo layout e que inclui um ensaio do editor, Alcebiades Diniz Miguel: "Linguagens da cidade e do exílio".
The Tattered Shadows (or Restos de sombras), 2024 edition, bilingual and hard cover, with an afterword by Alcebiades Diniz Miguel ("The man without Passport"), 5.11 x 7.4 in., 48 pages, designed by Raphus Press Immanent Headquarters. As usual, this edition will be very scarce: only 50 numbered copies, plus some (very few) private copies. Available in 20-30 days, in pre-order (only USD 44.00) and, soon, at our friends, Ziesings.
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The Tattered Shadows + International mal expenses: USD 44.00
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The opinion of our readers
Golden Age of Clairvoyance
"Well I have received the books today and I had certain high expectations and I must say such high expectations were well exceeded. The selectivity of the authors as I may have mentioned before (both individually and in combination) and translations are impeccable. The book design is exquisite and enhances the holistic reading experience (by way of comparison, on first seeing the books I had the same sense of elation when I had received my first Sylph Edition Cahiers a few years ago)."
(Andrew Condous)
(Andrew Condous)
"The books look really nice - I'm especially liking the full-color images inside. Very good design."
(Damian Murphy)
(Damian Murphy)
"The chapbooks are beautiful. Well done! Equally engaging for the eye and mind."
(Rachel Kinbar)
(Rachel Kinbar)
"The initial print-run of all three is, of course, low, so any interested readers should make a quick decision; because I do hope Raphus continue on their path of intriguing little translations of the recovered uncanny and esoteric."
(Mark Andresen at Pan Review)
(Mark Andresen at Pan Review)
The great weird and fantastic connoisseur, Des Lewis, made an insightful review of Black Mirror, the second chapbook in the series, available in this link.
Spiritual Meaning of the Massacres
"Many thanks for sending me a copy of The Mendicant. It really looks rather good – a bit like one of the books you read about in short stories that start off ‘Beware if you read these words... too late!"
(Stephen Cashmore)
(Stephen Cashmore)
"It's a marvelous production, and it's great that you have resurrected the remarkable title piece. I also enjoyed the pamphlet (...). Long may Raphus Press reign!"
(Chris Mikul)
(Chris Mikul)
"I am absolutely delighted with them [The Mendicant of the Books and The Sacred Abysmal Perspective]! They are both true examples of true and original creative philosophical ingenuity, originality and also design. They are fantastickal chapbooks and it is an equal delight to have been able to contribute and to assist in other ways. Although I saw the proofed editions when you e-mailed them to me, now that they are in my hands, they veritably glow and crackle and weep with their malign embers.
I shall take myself off on a sacred journey this weekend, like the early priests going to Tibet, and will immerse myself in the deep folds and ravines these chapbooks open up."
(Jonathan Wood)
I shall take myself off on a sacred journey this weekend, like the early priests going to Tibet, and will immerse myself in the deep folds and ravines these chapbooks open up."
(Jonathan Wood)
