The Search for Heinrich Schlogel (Electronic book text)

Martha Baillie's hypnotic novel follows Heinrich Schlogel from Germany to Canada, where he sets out on a solo hike into the interior of Baffin Island. His journey quickly becomes surreal; he experiences strange encounters and inexplicable visions. Time plays tricks on him, and when he returns to civilization, he discovers that, though he has not aged, 30 years have passed. Narrated by an unnamed archivist who is attempting to piece together the truth of Heinrich's life, "The Search for Heinrich Schlogel" dances between reality and fantasy. Heinrich's story, as it unfolds in today's disappearing North, asks us to consider our role in imagining the future into existence while considering the consequences of our past choices.