| Author: | Andrew Graham Shepherd | ISBN: | 1230002071084 |
| Publisher: | Andrew Graham Shepherd | Publication: | January 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Graham Shepherd |
| ISBN: | 1230002071084 |
| Publisher: | Andrew Graham Shepherd |
| Publication: | January 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Set in South Africa, "In the House of the Feeble" is a short tragic Bildungsroman, a novella in which the protagonist, Michael Craig, must come to terms with the moribund situation of being institutionalised in a psychiatric asylum. He finds help from a close friend to make a success of his life. Michael successfully publishes a few novels, after which his former flame, Lillian, re-enters his life. He briefly enjoys the fruits of his success before he finds himself once again adrift in a sea of madness, ennui and a meaningless flirtation with another woman. Upon discovering his infidelity Lillian severs contact with him and he finds himself contemplating failure within the paradigm of being medically bound to a life of downward social drift; losing friends, money and sanity as he finally and tragically must make a decision that for one as young as he would kill anyone weaker than himself.
Set in South Africa, "In the House of the Feeble" is a short tragic Bildungsroman, a novella in which the protagonist, Michael Craig, must come to terms with the moribund situation of being institutionalised in a psychiatric asylum. He finds help from a close friend to make a success of his life. Michael successfully publishes a few novels, after which his former flame, Lillian, re-enters his life. He briefly enjoys the fruits of his success before he finds himself once again adrift in a sea of madness, ennui and a meaningless flirtation with another woman. Upon discovering his infidelity Lillian severs contact with him and he finds himself contemplating failure within the paradigm of being medically bound to a life of downward social drift; losing friends, money and sanity as he finally and tragically must make a decision that for one as young as he would kill anyone weaker than himself.
