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

Otto Handley's The Man Who Tried to Impress the Man Who Wasn't There is a surrealist exploration of corporate psychology, metaphysical guilt, and the suffocating nature of internalised standards. The narrative follows Evan Evanescent, a quality assessor whose obsession with an enigmatic poem leads him to perceive a silent, invisible judge haunting his workplace and home. This perceived evaluative ...