The man without a shadow : a novel / Oates, Joyce Carol.
In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets Elihu Hoopes: the "man without a shadow," who will be known, in time, as the most-studied and most famous amnesiac in history. A vicious infection has clouded anything beyond the last seventy seconds just beyond the fog of memory. Over the course of thirty years, the two embark on mirrored journeys of self-discovery: Margot, enthralled by her charming, mysterious, and deeply lonely patient, as well as her officious supervisor, attempts to unlock Eli's shuttered memories of a childhood trauma without losing her own sense of self in the process. Made vivid by Oates' usual eye for detail, and searing insight into the human psyche, The Man Without a Shadow is eerie, ambitious, and structurally complex, unique among her novels for its intimate portrayal of a forbidden relationship that can never be publicly revealed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062416094
- ISBN: 006241609X
- Physical Description: 369 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2016]
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| Subject: | Neuroscientists > Fiction. Amnesia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. |
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- 38 of 42 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | F OATES (Text) | 33114017659269 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Troutman Branch Library | F OATES (Text) | 33114017659277 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
