num_pages: 309
description: In this complex novel, a gay man who has fled the violence of the city for an island retreat spends his time keeping a journal and writing stories. He invents a female alter-ego who haunts him, as does the ghost of the murderer who occupied his house in the 19th century; ultimately these hauntings are manifestations of his own psychic disintegration. Considered by many to be Dowell’s finest achievement, Island People conveys the fragmentation that results from prolonged isolation.
language: English
title: Island People
titlecomplete: Island People
genres: Fiction, American, United States, Queer, LGBT, Literature, Classics, Novels, Literary Fiction, Gay
ratings_count: 74
publisher: Dalkey Archive Press