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The Man Without a Shadow

Om The Man Without a Shadow

In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets Elihu Hoopes: the ?man without a shadow,? who will be known, in time, as the most-studied and most famous amnesiac in history. A vicious infection has clouded anything beyond the last seventy seconds just beyond the fog of memory.Over the course of thirty years, the two embark on mirrored journeys of self-discovery: Margot, enthralled by her charming, mysterious, and deeply lonely patient, as well as her officious supervisor, attempts to unlock Eli's shuttered memories of a childhood trauma without losing her own sense of self in the process. Made vivid by Oates' usual eye for detail, and searing insight into the human psyche, The Man Without a Shadow is eerie, ambitious, and structurally complex, unique among her novels for its intimate portrayal of a forbidden relationship that can never be publicly revealed.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780062416094
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 384
  • Utgitt:
  • 19. januar 2016
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 156x40x236 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 576 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: Ukjent

Beskrivelse av The Man Without a Shadow

In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets Elihu Hoopes: the ?man without a shadow,? who will be known, in time, as the most-studied and most famous amnesiac in history. A vicious infection has clouded anything beyond the last seventy seconds just beyond the fog of memory.Over the course of thirty years, the two embark on mirrored journeys of self-discovery: Margot, enthralled by her charming, mysterious, and deeply lonely patient, as well as her officious supervisor, attempts to unlock Eli's shuttered memories of a childhood trauma without losing her own sense of self in the process. Made vivid by Oates' usual eye for detail, and searing insight into the human psyche, The Man Without a Shadow is eerie, ambitious, and structurally complex, unique among her novels for its intimate portrayal of a forbidden relationship that can never be publicly revealed.

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