The Medusa Frequency
Author: Hoban, Russell
ISBN: 9780241485729
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Magical realism meets Greek myth in this wonderfully offbeat novel
An inexplicable message flashing onto the screen of his Apple II computer at 3 a.m. heralds the beginning of a startling quest for frustrated author Herman Orff. Taking up the offer of a cure for writer's block leads him to 'those places in your head that you can't get to on your own'. Herman is plunged into a semi-dreamland inhabited by a bizarre combination of characters from myth and reality- the talking head of Orpheus; a lost love; the young girl of Vermeer's famous portrait - and a frequency of Medusas.
ISBN: 9780241485729
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Magical realism meets Greek myth in this wonderfully offbeat novel
An inexplicable message flashing onto the screen of his Apple II computer at 3 a.m. heralds the beginning of a startling quest for frustrated author Herman Orff. Taking up the offer of a cure for writer's block leads him to 'those places in your head that you can't get to on your own'. Herman is plunged into a semi-dreamland inhabited by a bizarre combination of characters from myth and reality- the talking head of Orpheus; a lost love; the young girl of Vermeer's famous portrait - and a frequency of Medusas.
