The Hauntings of Tension and Unease in “A Lonely Man” – Chicago Review of Books

The Hauntings of Tension and Unease in “A Lonely Man” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Tentative and fogbound, writer Robert Prowe, the protagonist of Chris Powers’s A Lonely Man, finds himself in the middle of his life much like the Dante of The Divine Comedy. But for the city of Berlin in 2014 instead of a darkened wood, an unfinishable manuscript in his hands instead of those same hands … Read more

The Hauntings of History and the Human Condition in “Rabbit Foot Bill” – Chicago Review of Books

The Hauntings of History and the Human Condition in “Rabbit Foot Bill” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Celebrated Canadian writer Helen Humphreys’s novels almost always find their footing in historical events, often during or around war time, and they seamlessly blend meticulously researched factual detail with the elegantly understated storytelling we’ve come to expect from this author. Humphreys’s latest book, her ninth novel, is no different. Based on the true story … Read more