Jackdaw

Author: Thompson, Tade

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 8 April 2024 by CHEERIO Publishing in the United Kingdom.

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.