Chapter 18 Mysterious Books There exist a handful of books which seem to spill into our lives bearing hidden meaning. Whether said meaning was intentional, we cannot know, and the authors—across the board—give us little to work with.    Obvious examples, most likely to be known by dedicated readers, are James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake and Ulysses. Difficult texts […]

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Colin Wilson saved my life. He never knew this, but that’s not the point. As a young, inexperienced writer, I was thrilled to receive a letter from him, way back in 1986. Pre-Internet, this was simply a type-written missive, signed by Colin Wilson. I cannot fully express to younger people exactly how much that meant […]

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Colin Wilson died Thursday, 5 December 2013.

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