Karen Breda, a former librarian and top Amazon reviewer, has compared Robert W. Norris's novel "Autumn Shadows in August" to Aldous Huxley's later novels. Breda wrote:
"'Autumn Shadows in August' is an extraordinary and enjoyable 'kunstlerroman' or artist's novel. The protagonist, David Thompson, is a writer who is influenced by and identifies with two master novelists, Hermann Hesse and Malcolm Lowry. From the surreal prologue to the final page, 'Autumn Shadows in August' is packed with direct and veiled allusions to the lives and works of both authors....
"Author Robert Norris's writing style is rich in symbolism. Norris tends to intersperse his narrative with expository writing -- a technique employed with great effect by yet another expatriate pacifist writer, Aldous Huxley. 'Autumn Shadows in August' reminds me of Huxley's later novels in other ways as well, in particular for the protagonist's almost mystical detachment and sense that he and his loved ones are part of something greater than themselves. By the novel's end, the reader has glimpsed the forces and obstacles that shape an artist and compel him to write. I am looking forward to reading other works by this author."
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