Solomon Barbar was born in 1917 in Shoreham. His father was a painter who died before Solomon was born. His mother was mentally ill and died when Solomon was 22.
Solomon lived with several members of his family in one house. He was a big and fat boy, who spent most of the time alone. The other children always laughed at himself. Solomon hid him in books, because he felt lonely and wanted to fleet from this world.
When he was an adult, he taught literature at a college. He got bald –headed and weighted around 290 pounds. At gis college was a girl named Emily Fogg. She took part in one of Solomons lessons. Solomon was 29 years when Emily slept with him. She was Solomons first girl, who had gone to bed with him without being paid for it. The next day a charwoman came in and spotted them. After this incident Emily left the building without saying goodbye to anyone.
After that he taught at some other colleges until he got a letter from Marco Stanley Fogg. They met and Marco told Solomon the story of his lost father. However his father was not dead. He had a new identity and called himself Thomas Effing. But when Effing died Marco Fogg had lived with him for the last months. Solomon belied him the story and told him, that he as Marcos father. After Marco and Solomon stayed in contact to eachother and planned a journey to the place where Thomas Effing was said to have died during his journey they also visit Emily Foggs grave. Solomon and Marco had a discussion what resulted in Marco pushing Solomon into an open grave. After this accident Solomon was taken to hospital where he died a few months later.
