Poet and playwright Michael Redhill has written an intricate, mysterious first novel which could be subtitled: The Man Who Wasn't There. Martin Sloane is a character conspicuous by his absence, never fully present even when he is around, then vanishing altogether by the end of the second chapter. Martin Sloane by Michael Redhill is a sad allusive, mystery novel that addresses truths central to the human condition. The novel takes place over a decade and tells the story of Jolene Iolas, an English student who falls in love with Martin Sloane, a middle-aged artist who creates detailed box constructs/5. When Martin Sloane, Toronto poet and playwright Michael Redhill's first novel, appeared in Canada, it made headlines for its decade-long gestation through 12 complete drafts. In an age when many blockbuster novels read as though they never saw an editor's pencil, Redhill's stamina and ruthless self-appraisal were enough to make him newsworthy/5(11).
Martin Sloane Michael Redhill Heinemann £, pp This first novel comes with an endorsement from Michael Ondaatje, and it is no surprise that the author of The English Patient found much in. Martin Sloane by Michael Redhill is a sad allusive, mystery novel that addresses truths central to the human condition. The novel takes place over a decade and tells the story of Jolene Iolas, an English student who falls in love with Martin Sloane, a middle-aged artist who creates detailed box constructs/5. Martin Sloane. by Michael Redhill. 1. Discuss Martin and Jolene's first meeting. What draws her to him and to eventually fall in love with him, both as a man and as an artist? Does their age difference affect their relationship? 2. What happens the night Molly visits Jolene in Indiana? Why does Martin then leave, never to return?
Michael Redhill is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Asphodel () and Light-crossing (). As a playwright, his most recent works ar. Martin Sloane. by Michael Redhill. Publication Date: March 8, Genres: Fiction. Paperback: pages. Publisher: Back Bay Books. ISBN ISBN Martin Sloane. by Michael Redhill. IT WAS A LIE THAT BROUGHT MARTIN SLOANE TO A picture house on O'Connell Street one night in the fall of (This was how I began, finding my way into his story, trying its doors.) He was eight, and it was the first time he'd ever gone anywhere by himself. It was a twenty-minute walk from his house and by the time he reached O'Connell, night had fallen and the wide boulevards were blazing with electric light.
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