Jackdaw
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In this shocking, and at times darkly comic, novel, a psychiatrist hired to write a short piece on Francis Bacon becomes obsessed with the artist, his life, and the characters who surrounded him. As he becomes consumed with the need to understand Bacon, and to create his own art, his grip on reality becomes increasingly tenuous, and he is haunted by disturbing figures.This short, bold piece of fiction, explores how the passion needed to create art can also destroy the artist.
Tade Thompson is a Yoruba writer best known for his Arthur C. Clarke Award and Nommo Award winning novel ROSEWATER and the Shirley Jackson Award nominated novella THE MURDERS OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE. His novels, novellas and short stories have been finalists for the Locus Awards, the Hugo Award, The Philip K. Dick Award, the British Science Fiction Award, The John W. Campbell Award, The Theodore Sturgeon Award among others. He has multiple works under development for screen adaptation. He lives and works in the United Kingdom.