Korte beschrijving/Annotatie

Told in raw, poetic and philosophical fragments, this visionary psychological novel explores how anyone can find themselves caught in a torture camp — in the heart of Europe.

Tekst achterflap

The protagonist of Masterslave becomes entangled in growing paranoia and soon suspects that something is truly wrong, yet he knows no one would ever believe him. Increasingly isolated, he is finally abducted through a dating app into a torture camp. From there, he steps into a Europe without equal. A splintered diary unfolds into a raw and poetic tale - pain-driven and contemplative, original and unsettling - in which every splinter slowly forms a whole. Masterslave crosses borders of style and theme, directly telling of power, vengeance, love and language pushed to its limits - never without a reason. Marcellinus van der Eng -

Slogan/Promotie

Masterslave is a fearless novel about power, language, desire and delusion. Its protagonist — a poet, translator of Russian and dancer — becomes entangled in his own thoughts. He suspects something is deeply wrong, but no one would ever believe him. Through a dating app, he is abducted and taken to a torture camp, somewhere in a Europe that does not exist — and yet feels disturbingly real. Written in a voice that shifts from raw to poetic, obsessive to philosophical, the novel pulls the reader into a stream of consciousness where diary, essay and vision merge. Sadomasochism, paranoia and reflection are not contradictions here, but one burning body of language. An autofictional novel that disorients, exposes, and liberates. For readers who dare to lose their way.

Biografie

Marcellinus van der Eng (1961) is a poet, translator and performer. After studying Russian and Spanish, and spending two years in Moscow as a dancer and choreographer, he worked as a literary translator and interpreter in Amsterdam. He later settled in Andalusia, where he began publishing poetry and vocal compositions. Masterslave is his most recent work — a hallucinatory autofictional novel about language, identity and power.

Inhoudsopgave

Masterslave follows the experiences of a protagonist increasingly consumed by paranoia. His isolation culminates in an abduction through a dating app, after which he ends up enslaved in a torture camp. From this starting point, the narrative unfolds across Europe in fragments that are at once personal and visionary. The novel begins in the form of a diary and develops into a stream of consciousness in which raw, poetic and philosophical passages alternate. Central themes include power, submission, identity, love and language.

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