Being Invisible | Techniques
The novel is presented primarily in the conventional mode of realism, and more specifically, the urban or metropolitan realism which is Berger's forte. But Berger adds an element of the fantastic— Wagner's ability to make himself invisible. Wagner's handling of this extraordinary gift is adroit; he develops the ability to make all of himself disappear at will, which eliminates some of the problems associated with stories of invisible people through the mechanism of drugs or magic rings. Like J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit (1937; see separate entry), Berger avoids the...
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