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The Unnamed
The black-and-white photo on that thin sheet of paper often depicts a good-looking elderly person, a lively and adorable child, or a fair-skinned teenager. Regardless of when, where, why, or how, when they become separated from their families, it's always a haunting nightmare for both the individual and their family. If they are still alive, they are destined to become outcasts, looked down upon by others.
Wandering, in my eyes, is a trendy term. If it's intentional, it can be romantic, like wandering to the ends of the earth with a loved one, with your love remaining constant. But wandering is often passive, caused by war, making one homeless; by livelihood, forcing one to leave their hometown; or by illness, driving one to a distant land. Perhaps, wandering can also be somewhere between active and passive. Joshua Ferris's novel, The Unnamed, tells the story of a man forced to wander.
Tim, a middle-aged, wealthy law firm partner, deeply loves his wife
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The Unnamed
2010 novel by Joshua Ferris
For the 2016 Bangladeshi film, see The Unnamed (film).
The Unnamed is the second novel by American novelist Joshua Ferris, published in 2010.
Plot summary
[edit]The story begins in New York City where Tim Farnsworth, a successful trial attorney and partner in a law firm, apparently with everything going for him, happily married with a teenage daughter, is struck by an uncontrollable urge to walk, and keep walking. He seeks medical and psychiatric help but his illness, which comes in episodes normally months apart, cannot be explained. He tries to keep his job and family together but this becomes increasingly difficult, until in the end he walks out on both.
Reception
[edit]Culture Critic assessed critical response as an aggregated score of 65%.[1]The BookScore assessed it an aggregated score of 7.4 out of 10 based on press reviews.[2] In the March/April 2010 issue of Bookmarks, the book was scored 2.5 out of 5 stars. The magazine's critical summary reads: "Ferris’s intentions are as vague and elusive as the diagnosis for Tim’s baffling illness".[3] Reviews were mixed :
- Tim Adams of The Guardian describes the novel as "somewhat unnerving", but concludes positively "The resul