The Octopus Man by Jasper Gibson

Description 

Once an outstanding law student Tom is now lost in the machinery of the British mental health system, talking to a voice no one else can hear: the voice of Malamock, the Octopus God - sometimes cruel, sometimes loving, but always there to guide him.

After a florid psychotic break, the pressure builds for Tom to take part in an experimental drugs trial that promises to silence the voice forever. But no one, least of all Tom, is prepared for what happens when the Octopus God is seriously threatened.

Deeply moving and tragi-comic, The Octopus Man takes us into the complex world of voice-hearing in a bravura literary performance that asks the fundamental questions about belief, meaning, and love.

Product details

Goodreads rating: 4.05

Condition: Used - very good

Format: Paperback, 368 pages

Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 26mm, 279g

Publication date: 19 May 2022

Publisher: The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN-13: 9781474616096