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The Horned Man James Lasdun

The Horned Man By James Lasdun

The Horned Man by James Lasdun


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Summary

This excursion into panic and urban paranoia opens with a man losing his place in a book, then deepens into a dark and terrifying story of a man losing his place in the world.

The Horned Man Summary

The Horned Man by James Lasdun

Lawrence Miller, an English expatriate in New York, tells the story of what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy to frame him for a series of brutal killings. The intricate plot entangles Miller, a teacher of Gender Studies, in the lives of a womanising colleague under investigation for sexual harassment, a lonely attorney who has developed an inexplicable passion for Miller, and a shadowy Bulgarian who adapts Kafka for the stage, is prone to acts of explosive violence, and may or may not be sleeping under Miller's office desk.

As the novel spirals to its shocking conclusion, Lawrence Miller traverses, in terror, the streets of Manhattan, tracking the lines of human connection across the city and out to the decaying suburbs beyond, in wild pursuit of his persecutors.

The Horned Man Reviews

Bristling with precise, poetic descriptions of scene and gesture * Guardian *
Lasdun's prose is crisp, clear, meticulously calibrated. His attention to detail is immaculate... A novel which locks its readers inside it, keeping them trapped even after they have reached the end * The Times *
The Horned Man is a marvellous novel, both compellingly readable - I literally couldn't put it down - and deeply philosophical -- John Burnside * Scotsman *
A chilling tale of urban paranoia, poetically executed * Time Out *

About James Lasdun

James Lasdun's books include The Fall Guy and Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked. He teaches creative writing at Columbia University and reviews regularly for the Guardian. His work has been filmed by Bernardo Bertolucci (Besieged) and he co-wrote the films Sunday, which won Best Feature and Best Screenplay awards at Sundance, and Signs and Wonders, starring Charlotte Rampling and Stellan Skarsgard.

Additional information

GOR001121978
9780099428350
0099428350
The Horned Man by James Lasdun
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2003-02-06
208
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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