The Mad Man
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0966599845 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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When these worlds finally collide and Marr emerges more balanced and content, the novel achieves a surprisingly satisfying resolution--though the faint of heart or stomach will have fled long before. As Marr investigates Hasler through the 1980s and early '90s, the details of his life begin to parallel Hasler's, and as his sexual behavior grows more outlandish and extreme, it seems he's on a track that will inevitably follow the philosopher's descent into primal perversion and death. The pornographic element, while overwhelming, becomes more than simple shock or titillation, though, as Delany develops an insightful dichotomy between Marr's two worlds: the one of cerebral philosophy and dry acad
Victor Cresskill said A Narrative Hall of Mirrors. While many readers have focused on the sex, with which, yes, `The Mad Man' is rife, this is only one element in the novel among many. As a straight reader, I found myself engrossed in what is essentially a high-brow murder-mystery. Timothy Hasler, a brilliant Korean-American philosopher and linguist, has been knifed to death at the Pit, a seedy gay bar. Years later, John Marr, a Ph.D. candidate whose dissertation is based on Hasler's work, becomes obse. Beauty and The Beast J. F. Scharlau Some of the most breathtakingly beautiful prose I have ever read.Some of the vilest subject matter I have ever encountered.I have never before read work written by an author with a greater degree of self-loathing, loneliness, obsession, impotence and alienation, all expressed with little conscience, or self-consciousness, and so strangely lacking in sadness or regret. And I mean that to seem ambiguous as I don't know who demonstrates a greater capacity. a love story about waste and academic investigation The more I read of Delany, including his theoretical, non-fiction and autobiographical work, the more I recognise the incredibly skilful way in which he TRANSFORMS his experiences and desires into fiction. This book is a love story. Those who finish the book may agree with me; those who baulk at the sexual practices vividly (and, to non-enthusiasts, overwhelmingly) described may be baffled by this comment. Yet description of the central character's exc
As John Marr learns more about the enigma that was Timothy Hasler, his own increasing sexual debasement leads him to a point where his and the philosopher's lives collide violently. For his thesis, graduate student John Marr researches the life and work of the brilliant Timothy Hasler--a philosopher whose career was cut tragically short over a decade earlier. Marr encounters numerous obstacles as other researchers turn up evidence of Hasler's personal life that is deemed simply too unpleasant and disillusioning for the rarified air of academe. On another front, Marr finds himself increa
Delany is a novelist and critic. His fiction includes Dhalgren (1975), the Return to Nevèrÿon series (1979-1987) and Atlantis: Three Tales (1995). Winner of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a Life-time’s Contribution to Lesbian and Gay Literature, he currently teaches at Temple University in Philadelphia. . Samuel R. His nonfiction writing include