Project Gutenberg 2025-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 179 Diamant, Gertrude 1901 1969 29007717 Labyrinth : $b A novel $aNew York :$bCoward-McCann Inc, $c1929. Al Haines "Labyrinth: A novel" by Gertrude Diamant is a novel written in the late 1920s. The likely topic of the book centers on the psychological aftermath of war for a group of characters in a modern city, particularly delving into the lives of Lewis Orling and his acquaintances as they attempt to find meaning and direction after returning from the trauma of World War I. The narrative appears to explore themes of alienation, the fragmentation of urban life, and the elusive search for identity and purpose in a bewildering, ever-changing environment. The opening of the novel establishes a moody, introspective atmosphere by meditating on the city as a confining, mysterious labyrinth—both a physical space and a metaphor for the psychological states of its inhabitants. The story then focuses on Lewis Orling, a war veteran coping with emotional exhaustion, memories of the past, and deep anxieties about resuming life beyond the hospital. Accompanied by Poldy, another patient, Lewis tentatively re-enters the world and grapples with feelings of isolation, uncertainty, and the burden of his experiences. Vividly rendered internal monologues, surreal dream sequences, and symbolic encounters (such as references to fire, music, puzzles, and masks) dominate the narrative, highlighting the characters’ struggles to connect with others and themselves. The early chapters set up a cast of characters, introduce key relationships, and paint a picture of individuals haunted by war—searching for meaning, estranged from their old lives, and tentatively reaching out for hope or purpose amid the impersonal maze of the city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250412095124diamant 1929 US Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 399622 2025-06-30T05:40:25.351597 text/html 375774 2025-04-21T00:21:08 text/html 493720 2025-06-30T05:40:29.418582 application/epub+zip 498329 2025-06-30T05:40:25.967617 application/epub+zip 216830 2025-06-30T05:40:25.649614 application/epub+zip 601720 2025-06-30T05:40:32.271562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585671 2025-06-30T05:40:29.115578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377208 2025-06-30T05:40:24.802639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357525 2025-04-21T00:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15603 2025-06-30T05:40:32.419573 application/rdf+xml 10236 2025-06-30T05:40:25.735610 image/jpeg 1949 2025-06-30T05:40:25.696615 image/jpeg 480103 2025-06-30T05:40:25.388646 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog