The Water Spider

by Marcel Béalu, Michael Bullock (Translator)

From Edward Gauvin: "The Water Spider is without a doubt Marcel Béalu’s single most famous short story. It concerns a writer, secluded with his wife in the countryside, who is seduced by a water spider’s song on a walk in the woods one day. Once in his attic, the insect slowly and painfully transforms itself into a young woman, ostensibly for his sake. His affair with the ensuing creature strains his relations with the fearful nearby townsfolk and his love for his wife."

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1948