A man of genius
By: Janet Todd
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781908524591; 9781908524713; 9781908524829
Subjects: Authors; Fiction; English Psychological fiction; Identity (Philosophical concept); Secrecy
Description: A Man of Genius portrays a psychological journey from safety into obsession and secrecy. It mirrors a physical passage from flamboyant Regency England through a Europe conquered by Napoleon. Ann, a successful writer of cheap Gothic novels, becomes obsessed with Robert James, regarded by many, including himself, as a genius, with his ideas, his talk, and his band of male followers. However, their relationship becomes tortuous, as Robert descends into violence and madness. The pair leaves London for occupied Venice, where Ann tries to cope with the monstrous ego of her lover. Forced to flee with a stranger, she delves into her past, to be jolted by a series of revelations--about her lover, her parentage, the stranger, and herself.