The Paranoia of Topor’s The Tenant

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they’re not after you is the maxim at the heart of Roland Topor's The Tenant. This 1964 French novel details the breakdown of Monsieur Trelkovsky, the titular tenant, after he moves into a Paris apartment following the previous occupants' suicide. The novel, imbued with elements of surrealism, explores the dark…