
THE SHADOW-EATER
THE PROTAGONIST
TANTARA! TANTARO!
THE TONGUELESS ONE
THE SHRINE IN THE MIST
MY COMIC PERSPECTIVE
THE PEEPER
THE-CIRCLE-THAT-LOOKS-LIKE-A-LINE
MY DIVINE HATE
THE ROTTED IDEAL
A storm of language sweeps listeners into a fever‑dream of a relentless wanderer, whose voice crackles with raw defiance and lyrical fury. From the opening, the narrator hurls himself at mythic monsters—Medusa’s stare, the mute embodiment of Death—while forging a personal armor of pain, steel, and lightning. The prose thrums like a ship tossed on a tempest, each chant of “Tantara! Tantaro!” echoing the protagonist’s unyielding drive toward an elusive shrine hidden in mist.
The journey is less a plot than a visceral meditation on eternity, identity, and the hunger that devours both self and world. As the wanderer battles inner demons and external specters, he confronts the paradox of seeking truth amid chaos, offering dark humor and startling self‑reflection. Listeners are invited to ride the turbulent currents of his mind, feeling every clang of iron, every whisper of the ages, and the relentless pulse of a soul that refuses surrender.
Through its fragmented, poetic style, the work blurs the line between prophecy and profanity, promising an immersive experience that lingers long after the final echo fades.
Language
en
Duration
~37 minutes (36K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2021-05-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1873–1945
A sharp-tongued American essayist, critic, and poet, he built a reputation for bold opinions and a fiercely individual voice. His work ranges across journalism, literary criticism, verse, and social commentary from the early twentieth century.
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