Short Fiction · Character
Joel Manton
A professor who debates the nature of the unnamable.
minor
Also known as Manton
First appearance: The Unnamable
Joel Manton shows up with force in The Unnamable. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's friend and principal of East High School, who scoffs at the idea of the unnamable but is gradually impressed by the tale.
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