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