Review: Missouri Williams' Gothic Campus Novel

Hindustan Times · entertainment

Missouri Williams' novel 'The Vivisectors' offers a gothic campus love story with surrealistic elements. Set in an unnamed city with a powerful gardener faction and a prominent ancient university, the narrative follows Agathe, who works for a professor and befriends a mysterious student. The book explores themes of academic and publishing worlds, the nature of contemporary literature, and the shift from verbal to visual communication.