A superb example of an unreliable narrator is The Right Red
Hand by Joel Townsley Rogers, a forgotten pulpster of some
talent. The whole book is a trip, despite its primitive
style, because you can't figure out whether or not the whole
thing is a nightmare of the narrator. Despite having the air
of a rushed job, the novel is fascinating. I think my reprint
is in the Blue Murder series of classics (or, as in this
case, books that should have been classics but remain on the
fringe). It is somewhat Thompsonian, though the chronology
(1945) makes it impossible.
For more info on Joel Townsley Rogers (reprints), see:
http://www.ramblehouse.com/jtrogers.htm
Best,
MrT
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