First published 1992
Graham Greene's "A World of My Own" follows a renowned author as he retreats to a remote coastal cottage to seek solace and inspiration. Isolated from the world, he grapples with a debilitating case of writer's block, his sense of self unraveling as he navigates the shifting tides of his own mind. Through vivid, introspective prose, the story explores the loneliness and creative anxieties that haunt the literary life, building towards a poignant reckoning with the author's place in an indifferent universe.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, introspective, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th Century
Hardcover · Knopf Canada