The Fox and Dr. Shimamura Asia constitute a terrifying—yet darkly charismatic—demonic

constitute a terrifying—yet darkly charismatic—demonic duo

He brilliantly characterizes each of the twenty-one defendants

But treachery awaits him in his father's castle

reminiscences of Golding by his brother

Here is an account of what was hidden behind the resilience and dignified courage Gillard showed as prime minister

The Fox and Dr. Shimamura Asia constitute a terrifying—yet darkly charismatic—demonicThe Fox and Dr. Shimamura toothsomely encompasses Japan and Europe, memory and actuality, fox possession myths and psychiatric mythmaking. The novel begins near the storys end, in Dr. Shimamuras retirement. A feverish invalid, hes watched over by four women: his wife, his mother, his mother in law, and a nurse (originally one of his psychiatric patients). His mother is busily writing and rewriting his biography, Between Genius and Madness. As an