Carcosa
Sign in to savethumb|Abstract interpretation of Carcosa Carcosa () is a fictional city in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" (1886). The ancient and mysterious city is barely described and is viewed only in hindsight (after its destruction) by a character who once lived there.
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- ''The King in Yellow''
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- Publishers using the name Carcosa
- Carcosa House
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- Places called Carcosa
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thumb|Abstract interpretation of Carcosa Carcosa () is a fictional city in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" (1886). The ancient and mysterious city is barely described and is viewed only in hindsight (after its destruction) by a character who once lived there.
American writer Robert W. Chambers borrowed the name "Carcosa" for several of his short stories featured in the 1895 book The King in Yellow, inspiring generations of authors to similarly use Carcosa in their own works.