Island People

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 06/01/1996
ISBN: 9781564780935
Pages: 309
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.53w x 0.94d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/15/1996 pg. 97