The Judges - Hardcover

by Eric J. Matluck (Author)

The Judges is a haunting and surreal exploration of identity, ambition, and the relentless scrutiny that comes with standing out. Mary Sorabi, a young woman of Indian and Chinese descent, is a classical pianist devoted to the avant-garde music of the twentieth century-a style most people dislike but one she loves fiercely. When Mary wins a prestigious competition, her life transforms. Yet instead of pride, she feels fear and suffocation, as the spotlight brings relentless judgment to her every move.

As Mary navigates this new reality, she begins to sense that the judgment extends far beyond her music. Her very existence seems to be on trial. The narrative unfolds through a series of fragmented perspectives: a mysterious and anonymous narrator who knows Mary intimately, a journalist whose interviews with her grow increasingly strange and unsettling, and the enigmatic, ominous judges themselves.