Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett

In BURIED ALIVE, a famous painter craves anonymity and takes the opportunity to assume the identity of a dead employee.  While he finds solace in the ordinary nature of his deceased employee comforting, getting his true identity back might be easier said than done.

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was an English journalist, novelist, and writer.  After working as a rent collector and solicitor's clerk, Bennett won a writing contest which convinced him to become a journalist.  He later turned to the writing of novels, including his most famous CLAYHANGER and ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS.