A Child's-Eye View, Both Haunted and Quotidian - The New York Times
A Childâs-Eye View, Both Haunted and Quotidian From âThe Lost Soulâ By Hillary Chute THE LOST SOUL (Seven Stories, $22.95) , an experimental fable illustrated by Joanna Concejo and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, resonates with our current moment. In its carefully executed pages, a man who âslept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennisâ wakes up in a hotel room forgetting his purpose, location and name. He guesses Andrew or Matthew before checking his passport: Itâs John. He consults âa wise old doctor,â who repeats a phrase that appears, un...
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