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From The Realm Of Morpheus
From the Realm of Morpheus is a novel by Steven Millhauser published in 1986 by ''William Morrow and Company''. Contents PART ONE I. The Descent II. The Tale of Ignotus III. The Library of Morpheus IV. The Tale of Morpheus and Volumina V. Minor Tales PART TWO VI. The Tale of Helko and Ikli VII. The Tale of Morpheus and Vivayne VIII. The Tale of the City in the Sea IX. The Tale of a Voyage to the Moon X. Envoi: Hymn to Morpheus Plot “Narrator Carl Hausman’s descent into an underground portal to the domain of Morpheus recalls Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland , Alice’s tumble into the White Rabbit’s hole or Dante’s tour of the Inferno (Dante) , Inferno with his guide Virgil.” Publishing history Millhauser began writing the novel in the late 1970s; the manuscript had reached over one thousand pages when he and his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, discussed its merits. Knopf considered the length excessive and insisted that Millhauser make deletions; Millhauser re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Millhauser
Steven Millhauser (born August 3, 1943) is an American novelist and short story writer. He won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel '' Martin Dressler''. Life and career Millhauser was born in New York City, grew up in Connecticut, and earned a B.A. from Columbia University in 1965. He then pursued a doctorate in English at Brown University. He never completed his dissertation but wrote parts of '' Edwin Mullhouse'' and '' From the Realm of Morpheus'' (1986) in two separate stays at Brown. Between times at the university, he wrote ''Portrait of a Romantic'' at his parents' house in Connecticut in 1971-1976. His story "The Invention of Robert Herendeen" (in ''The Barnum Museum'') features a failed student who has moved back in with his parents; the story is loosely based on this period of Millhauser's life. Until the Pulitzer Prize, Millhauser was best known for his 1972 debut novel, ''Edwin Mullhouse''. This novel, about a precocious writer whose career ends abr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |