Horror
No Longer Human
A man writes three notebooks about his life, describing how he has pretended to be a clown to hide his fear of other people. His years of drink, debt and failed attempts to belong gradually wear him down.
- First published
- 1948
- Pace
- Slow
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 177
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like short, bleak literary fiction about alienation, told in a raw, confessional voice.
Skip this if you are in a fragile place or want a hopeful book, as it is relentlessly sad.
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