The Haunting of L. (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Howard Norman
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1926-1927
- Setting: Churchill, Manitoba; Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Principal Characters: Peter Duvett, Kala Murie, Vienna Linn, Radin Heur, Stewart Bishop
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, Wives, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Exile or expatriates, Ghosts or apparitions, 1920’s, Adultery, Women, Canada or Canadians, Trains, Photography or photographers, Employment or employees, Isolation, Soul
- Locales: Manitoba, Canada, Halifax, Canada
The Haunting of L. is the third novel of Howard Norman’s Canadian Trilogy, which began with The Bird Artist (1994) and continued with The Museum Guard (1998). In each of these novels, a young man involved in some aspect of the art world is slowly drawn out of his detachment by the love of a woman; in each case, the path of this love is difficult to navigate. The Bird Artist is narrated by Fabian Vas, a young Newfoundland man who specializes in naturalist portraits of birds. Fabian kills a man for his lover, Margaret, and must deal with the legal and moral...
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