Hangdog Souls by Marc Joan

Hangdog Souls by Marc Joan

Set in the Dravidian heartlands of South India, in a blurred edgeland where alternative realities elide. Spanning three hundred years, the stories weave together the fates and fortunes of multiple characters, asking always: What weight can balance the death of an innocent?

"Darkly imaginative and very well-written A thoroughly absorbing read – as rich and dark and fertile as a tropical night, and as perilous. A book of depth, intelligence, and imagination, it rewards and merits being re-read. It manages to successfully marry the historic, gothic, and scientific into a fascinating book that works new twists into those classic themes of betrayal, despair and redemption.' -Amazon, 5*

"Each sentence is a work of art. This book is one of the most well-written I've ever read. It follows a variety of characters over a period of hundreds of years, all tied together by a central storyline. The story is quite engrossing, covering realms of the magical and scientific, It's written in such a way that you really FEEL the weight of that guilt and the toll it takes on the characters – you experience that deep emotion vicariously through them.' -Amazon, 5*

"Delightfully Macabre. As a collection of shorts, it does a good job at throwing characters and archetypes, and in some cases styles at us, sketching historical actors and more contemporary sketches of Indian Middle Class." -Amazon, 5*

"A very beautifully written, highly original work, with elements of horror, supernatural, science fiction and history. My heart sings when something this accomplished yet idiosyncratic gets published. A true literary curiosity, which manages to leave extraordinary images in the reader's mind." -Amazon, 5*

"Even though it is not my usual genre of reading, I am glad I gave it a shot. The writing is very evocative – quite fascinating in that dark way." -Amazon, 5*

Marc Joan, a biomedical scientist, is the author of the literary horror epic Hangdog Souls and the psychological thriller The Cartoon Life and Loves of a Stupid Man, as well as a number of award-winning and award-nominated short stories published in numerous magazines and journals. Marc was raised in South India, and he now lives in England.

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ISBN 13	9781739708108
ISBN 10	1739708105
Title	Hangdog Souls
Author	Marc Joan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Deixis Press
Year published	2022-07-27
Number of pages	358
Prizes	Short-listed for Page Turner Awards 2023
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.