The Ecstasy of Owen Muir is a novel written by Ring Lardner Jr. that follows the story of Owen Muir, a young man who becomes a successful writer in New York City during the 1920s. However, Owen's success is short-lived as he begins to experience strange visions and hallucinations that lead him to question his sanity. As he delves deeper into his own mind, Owen is forced to confront his past, including a traumatic childhood and the death of his father. Along the way, he meets a cast of eccentric characters, including a ...
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The Ecstasy of Owen Muir is a novel written by Ring Lardner Jr. that follows the story of Owen Muir, a young man who becomes a successful writer in New York City during the 1920s. However, Owen's success is short-lived as he begins to experience strange visions and hallucinations that lead him to question his sanity. As he delves deeper into his own mind, Owen is forced to confront his past, including a traumatic childhood and the death of his father. Along the way, he meets a cast of eccentric characters, including a psychiatrist, a journalist, and a wealthy socialite, all of whom offer their own perspectives on Owen's condition. Through his journey, Owen discovers the true meaning of love, loss, and the power of the human mind. The Ecstasy of Owen Muir is a thought-provoking and deeply emotional novel that explores the complexities of the human psyche and the nature of reality itself.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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