Description
Elgar Enders—rich, blond, and perpetually on the run—arrives with grand ambitions after being expelled from eight Ivy League schools, determined to turn his new property into something lasting. As he tries to impose order through improvement and ownership, the novel exposes the uneasy power dynamics beneath “progress,” where identity, belonging, and control collide. Kristin Hunter’s sharp, incisive storytelling blends social critique with psychological tension, probing how institutions and communities shape who is allowed to exist, thrive, or be erased. With its focus on authority, displacement, and the machinery of exclusion, this novel offers a compelling portrait of the costs of power—and the resistance that grows in its shadow.
Available Editions
paperback
Dover Publications, Incorporated
Published Jan 1, 2020
272 pages
ISBN: 9780486843421
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Details
First Published
1966
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Landlord by Kristin Hunter.