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Afterlife Queue: Jenni Fagan's Novel Explores Eternity's Gate
12 Apr
Summary
- Novel transports readers to the afterlife's entry portal.
- The newly deceased must account for their lives and delusions.
- Key influences include Shelley, Cassian, and Winterson.
Scottish author Jenni Fagan's new novel, 'The Delusions,' offers a unique glimpse into the afterlife. The story is set at the portal to eternity, a place where souls must queue to recount their life's truths and shed their delusions.
This journey into the unknown is shaped by significant literary influences. Fagan draws inspiration from Nina Cassian's poem 'Temptation' (1966), Mary Shelley's classic 'Frankenstein' (1818), and Jeanette Winterson's 'Weight' (2005).
These works provide a framework for Fagan's exploration of mortality, truth, and the human condition. The novel invites readers to contemplate what it means to pass from one existence to another, facing a reckoning of one's perceived reality.
