A Clue To The Exit by Edward St Aubyn
Told he has only six months to live, a successful writer undertakes a mordant, high-stakes inquiry into whether consciousness survives death, dividing his remaining time between a Parisian love affair, perilous experiments with hypnosis and near-death states, and a roulette system on the Riviera. As he drafts a story-within-the-story and toys with the fate of his fortune and his child’s future, his relentless self-examination spirals into a taut meditation on mortality, addiction, chance, and the fragile narratives we use to give life—and its ending—meaning.
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- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160-200
- Original Language
- English
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