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🎧 Full audiobook The MASK of the RED DEATH / Edgar Allan Poe
The Masque of the Red Death is a work that combines horror, fantasy and allegory to reflect on the inevitability of death and the fragility of life. Set in the Middle Ages, during a terrible plague that ravages the country, it tells the story of Prince Prospero and his courtiers' attempts to escape the contagion by taking refuge in a fortified abbey.
There, surrounded by luxury and pleasure, they celebrate a masked ball in seven rooms of different colors, each with its own symbolic meaning. However, a mysterious figure dressed in a bloody shroud and a mask that imitates the face of a corpse sneaks in among the guests. Who is this intruder? What is he looking for at the party? What will happen when he faces Prince Prospero?
The Masque of the Red Death is a short but intense story that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. With elegant and poetic prose, Poe creates an oppressive and macabre atmosphere, full of details and descriptions that will make you feel as if you were inside the story. In addition, the author uses symbolism and irony to criticize the pride and selfishness of the powerful, who believe they can outwit death with their wealth and entertainment.
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