The man without a shadow : a novel
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New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
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First edition.
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Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
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369 pages ; 24 cm
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English

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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 vivid by Oates' usual eye for detail, and searing insight into the human psyche, The Man Without a Shadow is eerie, ambitious, and structurally complex, unique among her novels for its intimate portrayal of a forbidden relationship that can never be publicly revealed.