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The Man Who Tried to Impress the Man Who Wasn't There

A Ride on the Ontological Rollercoaster

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The Man Who Tried to Impress the Man Who Wasn't There

By: Otto Handley
Narrated by: Victoria Stead-Wynne
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This is the story of Evan Evanescent, a quality assessor, who becomes mired in a surrealistic web of corporate psychology, metaphysical guilt, and the suffocating nature of internalised standards. He develops an obsession with an enigmatic poem which leads him to perceive a silent, invisible judge haunting his workplace and home. This evaluative absence eventually destabilises Evan’s identity, resulting in a bizarre ontological criminal trial where he is convicted for the “disappearance” of this non-existent entity. Following his incarceration, Evan transitions from a victim of institutional pressure into a cynical master of systems, learning to manipulate the very frameworks that once oppressed him.

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