The Alarming Palsy of James Orr

by Tom Lee

Book Overview

A Kafkaesque and darkly humorous "suburban gothic" that tracks the unraveling of man's body, mind, and life.

James Orr--husband, father, reliable employee and all-around model citizen--awakes one morning to find half his face paralyzed.

Waiting for the affliction to pass, he stops going to work and wanders his idyllic estate, with its woodland, uniform streets and perfectly manicured lawns. But there are cracks in the veneer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641290048
• ISBN13: 9781641290043
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Soho Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.6"