About this book
Wampir, by Nobel laureate Władysław Reymont, drags listeners into a London of fog, forbidden séances and mounting dread as an immigrant poet’s life begins to unravel. Zenon, a Polish émigré, finds comfort in a steady life and fiancée Betsy, but a flirtation with spiritism pulls him into the orbit of an enigmatic Indian guru and the alluring Daisy. Through her he brushes the supernatural—contact with ghosts, occult rituals and the subtle creep of obsession—while the sudden return of a former love, Ada, tightens the psychological noose.
Rooted in early 20th-century anxieties about modernity, faith and the exotic, Reymont’s fiction blends Gothic atmosphere with probing social insight. Wampir explores themes of desire, jealousy and the porous boundary between belief and madness without resorting to cheap shocks; its horror and ghost-story elements serve character and mood, not spectacle.
Ideal for listeners who enjoy literary horror, classic Gothic fiction, and psychologically driven ghost stories, Wampir offers a richly textured, unsettling experience—perfect for anyone curious about Reymont beyond his rural epics or for fans of atmospheric, thought-provoking supernatural fiction.
