The humbling
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Everything is over for Simon Axler. A leading American actor of his generation, now in his sixties, Simon has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. When he goes on stage he feels like a lunatic. His confidence has drained away; he imagines people laughing at him. His wife is gone, his audience has left him, and his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Into this terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire, a consolation so risky and aberrant that it points toward a dark and shocking end.