Monday, August 02, 2004

The Horned Man

I just finished reading The Horned Man by James Lasdun, who will be teaching at the New School when I attend this fall. I would describe the novel as a comedic mystery of sorts. It centers on a lonely college professor, Lawrence Miller, that thinks that a former professor is sneaking into his office. The rest of the of novel involves Miller's absurd journey to seek out this intruder, who seems to have a grudge against Lawrence. Very humorous, very odd, very puzzling. A well-written book that I reckon I will have to read again someday to fully understand. If anyone has read this, let me know what you think. Side note: I hear Mr. Lasdun is a very good poet as well.

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