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The Man without a ShadowJoyce Carol Oates

The Man without a Shadow

2016369 pages
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In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets Elihu Hoopes: the "man without a shadow," who will be known, in time, as the most-studied and most famous amnesiac in history. A vicious infection has clouded anything beyond the last seventy seconds just beyond the fog of memory. Over the course of thirty years, the two embark on mirrored journeys of self-discovery: Margot, enthralled by her charming, mysterious, and deeply lonely patient, as well as her officious supervisor, attempts to unlock Eli's shuttered memories of a childhood trauma without losing her own sense of self in the process. Made…

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2 editions
  • Other · English · 2016
    Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 369 pages · 9780062416094
  • Other · English · 2016
    500 pages · 9780062440266
NeuroscientistsAmnesiaFictionFiction, psychologicalFiction, medicalNew York Times reviewedFriendshipSelf-discovery