Yet another film remake is in the works.Ĭopyright: 1953 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN-13: 9781497616547 Publisher: Open Road Media Date of Addition: 11/09/19 Copyrighted By: Fritz Leiber. Originally published in 1953, Conjure Wife is considered a modern classic of horror-fantasy and has been adapted for film three times: Burn, Witch Burn (1962), Weird Woman (1944), and Witch's Brew (1980).

Tansy takes his curse upon herself, forcing him to overcome his disbelief and use witchcraft to save his wife's body-and her soul. He begins to imagine that there is a dark presence exploiting his fear of trucks. Norman begins to have more than his fair share of small accidents: cutting himself while shaving, stepping on carpet tacks, cutting his hand with a letter opener, and more. He has a run-in with a former student, his student secretary accuses him of having seduced her, and he is passed over for a promotion that seemed certain. As soon as Norman burns the last charm, things start to fall apart. A man of science, Norman has only an academic interest in the subject of magic and superstition, and forces Tansy to cease all her workings and to burn all her charms. REGINALD 008820.What if half the world's population (the female half) practiced witchcraft and kept it a secret from men? Norman Saylor, a professor of ethnology, discovers that his wife, Tansy, has put his research in the field of 'Negro Conjure Magic' into practice for the sake of protecting him from other spell-casting faculty wives who wish to further their own husbands' careers. Basis for three films - Weird Woman (1944), Night of the Eagle (1962), and Witches' Brew (1980) - and winner of a 'Retro' Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2019. The first half is particularly brilliant, leading up to a marvelously chilling subclimax' (Barron, Horror Literature 3-125). A professor discourages his wife’s witchcraft to disastrous ends in this Hugo Awardwinning novelthat inspired three filmsby the Grand Master of Fantasy. A college professor is horrified to discover that his wife practices magic, but after he forces her to desist, they both become vulnerable to the witchcraft of the other campus wives. 'A fine story developing the daring premise that the skeptical and scientific worldview is entirely a male product, while women have retained, both philosophically and practically, the magical worldview.

This copy bears an inscribed label mounted on the verso of the front wrapper: 'Conjure Wife was my first novel / Fritz Leiber.' Modest wear, tanning to text edges, with a faint ink mark at upper edge of textblock Very Good. Winner of the 1944 Retrospective Hugo Award, Conjure Wife is widely celebrated as a modern classic of horror-fantasy and has been adapted for film three times: Burn, Witch Burn (1962), Weird Woman (1944), and Witch’s Brew (1980). Octavo (16.25cm) pictorial card wrappers yellow edge-staining ,5-191,pp. Now, in order to save his wife, Norman must overcome his disbelief and embrace the dark magic he disdains. First Printing, following a hardcover edition published the same year by Twayne.

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