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A Quest Novel for the Aimless Generation

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PanBy Michael ClunePenguin, 336 pages, $29A small but powerful literary sub-genre is the novel of pagan intoxication breaking forth in a modern, secular milieu. Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and John Fowles’s The Magus are two such books, both featuring young men in academic settings who are swept away from reason and the values of the Enlightenment by a charismatic leader channeling dangerous Dionysian forces. Both books are reader favorites…

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A Quest Novel for the Aimless Generation

PanBy Michael ClunePenguin, 336 pages, $29A small but powerful literary sub-genre is the novel of pagan intoxication breaking forth in a modern, secular milieu. Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and John Fowles’s The Magus are two such books, both featuring young men in academic settings who are swept away from reason and the values of the Enlightenment by a charismatic leader channeling dangerous Dionysian forces. Both books are reader favorites…

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compactmag.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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