The King in Yellow – The Repairer of Reputations

This story centres around a character with a warped perception of he world and is therefore an unreliable narrator. Subway stations are seen as death booths and in his safe is a crown of gold and emblazoned with diamonds which in fact is copper and paste. The crowns design is inspired by art nouveau jewellery. It is at a midpoint of grandiosity, as it is meant to be extremely precious to him but it is described as a diadem for him to be a prince. The dark background makes the the crown stand out more and creates an ambiguous backdrop consistent with the mind of the narrator. The scanned in image shows up the brush marks more than in real life, which I’m not overly keen on as it makes the background less dreamlike.

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