"Pan is a metaphysical horror story cloaked in the guise of a Künstlerroman, ultimately about the nature of subjectivity and the loneliness of living in one's own, unruly mind."
"The early-20th-century high modernists pioneered techniques designed to represent what consciousness feels like, while contemporary novels are criticized for catering to Hollywood."
Pan, Michael Clune's debut novel, portrays a teenage boy who believes that the Greek god Pan occupies his mind. This work embodies metaphysical horror merged with a Künstlerroman structure, focusing on the intricacies of consciousness. Clune aligns with early-20th-century high modernists who emphasized interiority and innovative narrative techniques. As a professor and author of both memoirs and scholarly texts, Clune's previous work, particularly White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin, gained recognition for its raw depiction of addiction, further influencing his literary voice and insights into the human psyche.
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