The Man Who Tried to Impress the Man Who Wasn’t There
- Author Otto Handley
- Narrator Victoria Stead-Wynne
- Publisher Voices of Today Pty LTD
- Publish Date 25 August 2026
- Run Time 4 hours and 7 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Comic (humorous) fantasy, Fiction: general and literary, Humorous fiction.
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What to expect
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.
| Author | Otto Handley |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Victoria Stead-Wynne |
| Duration | 4 hours and 7 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9798236031332 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Voices of Today Pty LTD |
| Genre | Comic (humorous) fantasy, Fiction: general and literary, Humorous fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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