Black Swans - Arts, Literature, TV, and Film

Arts, Literature, TV, and Film

Books and stories
  • The Black Swan (1932), pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini
  • The Black Swan (Mann novella) (1954), short book by Thomas Mann
  • "The Black Swan" (1994), work of short fiction by Grace Andreacchi
  • "Black Swans" (1997), essay by psychologist Lauren Slater
  • The Black Swan (Lackey novel) (1999), fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey
  • Black Swan Green (2006), novel by David Mitchell
  • The Black Swan (Taleb book) (2007), book about uncertainty by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Films
  • The Black Swan (film), 1942 swashbuckler film adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini
  • Black Swans (film), 2005 Dutch drama film
  • Black Swan (short film), 2006 noir thriller by Italian rock band Belladonna
  • Black Swan (film), 2010 psychological thriller/horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky
TV
  • "Black Swan", an episode from the American TV series FlashForward
  • "The Black Swan", Curb Your Enthusiasm episode
Theatre
  • Black Swan State Theatre Company, state theatre company of Western Australia
  • Black Swan Theatre, a performance venue for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Paintings
  • The Black Swan (1896), 38 cm × 47 cm (15 in × 19 in) pastel by William Degouve de Nuncques
Fictional things
  • Black Swan (comics), name of a German Marvel Comics mercenary and enemy to Deadpool and Agent X
  • The Black Swan (pub), fictional pub in the UK soap opera Family Affairs
  • The Black Swan, mysterious Russian-born air pirate and femme fatale in the 2000 PC game Crimson Skies
  • The Black Swan, another name for the character Odile in the ballet Swan Lake by Peter Tchaikovsky

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