Eugene Marten si sforza di distillare la sua vita in un'unica ricerca. Attraverso la sua narrativa, approfondisce temi intricati con una voce narrativa distintiva. La sua prosa è ricca di immagini poetiche e osservazioni acute, che attirano i lettori nelle profondità della psiche umana. Il lavoro di Marten si distingue per la sua urgenza e la sua capacità di riflettere relazioni complesse e lotte interiori.
This intense and powerful novel offers a harrowing experience, reminiscent of classic literature. It showcases the talent of a prominent contemporary writer, delivering a gripping narrative that captivates readers and explores profound themes.
Focusing on the life of Sloper, a janitor in a large office building, the narrative delves into the significance of waste—from the discarded items to the individuals who feel overlooked. Through Sloper's observations, the story reveals deeper truths about existence and the lives surrounding him. The writing is noted for its precise detail and ability to engage readers with the intricacies of a seemingly mundane life, creating a powerful exploration of value and neglect in urban society.
A disturbing, darkly funny fictionalization of the life of Fred A. Leuchter, the garage tinkerer turned execution authority who became a darling of the neo-Nazi movement, and subject of the Errol Morris documentary, Mr. Death. He comes to fix your photocopier, but really, Fred’s an inventor. At night, he goes to work. He has goals, ambitions, and when offered the task of building a better electric chair, he jumps at the chance. People have to die—he believes in the occasional necessity of evil—but what if we could kill them more humanely? A death specialist, first in his field but forever under-appreciated, he’s charmed when a new generation of fascists come calling for his expertise. A Holocaust denier is on trial in Toronto—could Fred prove the gas chambers never existed? Newspapers descend. Talking heads have their say. A documentarist makes a film. Everyone will know his name, though some things society will simply not abide. Dishonoured, discredited, disgraced. But Fred’s work does not stop, and the world may yet be reminded of the dangerous truth that some men are driven by forces far more powerful than shame. First published in 2013, this is the updated and definitive edition of Eugene Marten’s chilling masterwork of transformational historical fiction.
"Marten's powerful novel focuses on a man trying to put the shards of his life together...Fans of Chuck Palahniuk and Jim Thompson, in particular, should take note." ―Roberta Johnson, Booklist (starred review)Eugene Marten's In the Blind takes readers through a keyhole and shows it to be a tunnel, a cave -- a way through to a hard-earned light. The speaker in this astonishing novel has been released from the boiler room dark of prison, but he is not free. He must move on at an angle against all that has been subtracted from the world he returns to, and always against the bleak weight of memory. By accident he finds work in a locksmith's shop, and something in the dark inner spaces of the locks speaks to him of a universe of locks, and to the prospect of a concentration that will open the way to breathable air.With the uncanny precision of observation found in Cormac McCarthy's Suttree , and the eerie mystery of Don Delillo's The Body Artist , Marten generates a narrative that enthralls. When released by the book's amazing close, readers will find themselves in the new light cast by this novel, and with a hunger for more of Eugene Marten's fine work.