The Man Who Loved Islands, D H Lawrence
The Man Who Loved Islands, D H Lawrence
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The Man Who Loved Islands

Author: D H Lawrence

Narrator: Paul Metcalfe

Unabridged: 1 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/21/2022


Synopsis

'The Man Who Loved Islands' is a haunting story of a man who tries to control his life by making his world ever smaller by moving to increasingly smaller islands. Each one proves to be beyond his ability to control either other people or his sexual desire and finally the last island conquers him. The story can even be seen as a metaphor of man's inexorable march to death when we are all finally alone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zachary

A good selection with a fantastic introduction. I also thought her biography 'Burning Man' was excellent. I didn't like some of the stories here individually (A Sick Collier, The Primrose Path, The Last Laugh, The Rocking Horse Winner, The Man Who Loved Islands) but I thought they all fit a sort of......more