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"The Golden Ass" weaves together several storylines and characters. The main character Martin, an Irishman teaching in Paris, takes a sabbatical from marriage and family life to confront his demons of sexual confusion and PTSD arising from his period as a monk. Guilt-ridden, pursued by rumours of criminality, he travels through Europe to Rome, where he meets Hilary, an angelic rent boy in his twenties. They begin a whirlwind affair. Martin's wife, Sarah, goes in search of him."The Golden Ass" it alludes to the ancient Roman novel of the same name which was the story of a man turned into a donkey. Similarly in O'Driscoll's work the protagonist undergoes personal and psychological transformation. Early reviews of the novella has described it as "Disturbing, heart-warming and with generous amounts of darkly funny moments."
Autorius: | Ciaran O'Driscoll |
Leidėjas: | The Limerick Writers' centre |
Išleidimo metai: | 2024 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 136 |
ISBN-10: | 1738499715 |
ISBN-13: | 9781738499717 |
Formatas: | 229 x 152 x 8 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
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