"Fires" consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.
"The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of "Fires" is a classic tale." Stephen Koch, "New York Times Book Review"
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Set in Rembrandt's Amsterdam, "An Obscure Man" is the story of Nathanael innocent, open to experience born like Everyman upon the stream of life. In "A Lovely Morning," Nathanael's young son joins a touring company of Jacobean actors. "Anna, soror . . .," the final tale, is an account of illicit passion in the baroque world of Naples.
""An Obscure Man" swarms with life. This intricately researched, imaginative, beautifully written tale of a young man's brief life in the mid-17th century is entirely engrossing." Leona Weiss, "San Francisco Chronicle"
"In these three stories, ...