The Man Without a Shadow: A Novel

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. Joyce Carol Oates.