In the Shadow of King Saul

A lyrical autobiography in essays from a celebrated author, honoring outlier artists and other heroes and villains who inspired him In the New York Review of Books , Joyce Carol Oates expressed her admiration for an equally prolific contemporary: “Among Charyn’s writerly gifts is a dazzling energy. . . . [He is] an exuberant chronicler of the mythos of American life”; the Los Angeles Times described him as “absolutely unique among American writers.” In these ten essays, Charyn shares personal st