Mouth

Name: Mouth
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2218103Mouthhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/mouth-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2022163/42bb25bc-27f2-4562-bbb5-efaa36700899.jpg?v=638345306066800000253328MXNAstra Publishing HouseInStock/Ebooks/"Sometimes surreal, sometimes horrifying, always startling . . . Mouth introduces readers to Puloma Ghoshs unmatched ability to probe the visceral depths of female pain, desire, and grief." Alice Martin, Shelf Awareness"A unique set of stories that show the promise of a bold new voice." Kirkus Reviews"Ghosh has offered us a masterclass in surrealist short fiction, bound to haunt its readers long after theyve put down the book." Olivia Gatwood, author of Whoever You Are, Honey"Mouth is a work that will leave you forever changed." Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of Every Drop Is a Mans NightmareBESTIARY MEETS THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED IN THIS COLLECTION OF 11 EERIE, UNCANNY, AND SURREAL SHORT STORIESIn this debut collection, Puloma Ghosh spins tales of creatures and gore to explore grief, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. Embracing the bizarre and absurd, Mouth stretches reality to reach for truth.Desiccation" follows a teen figure skater with necrophiliac fantasies who is convinced the other Indian girl at the rink is a vampire. When a woman returns to Kolkata in The Fig Tree, she cant tell if she is haunted by her dead mother or a shakchunni or both. Nip bottles up the consuming and addictive nature of infatuation, while Natalya is a hair-raising autopsy of an ex-lover. In Persimmons, a girl comes to terms with her own community sacrifice.Full of fangs and talons, Mouth lays bare the otherwise awkward and unmentionable with a singular sharpness. Through surreal and captivating prose, Puloma Ghosh delves into otherworldly spaces to reimagine ordinary struggles of isolation, longing, and the aching desires of our flesh....2180773Mouth253328https://www.gandhi.com.mx/mouth-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2022163/42bb25bc-27f2-4562-bbb5-efaa36700899.jpg?v=638345306066800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781662602467_W3siaWQiOiI0YjFhODEyNi1lM2VjLTRlZjYtODBkNC00NjhhYmQ4YTdjYjciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMyMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjc0LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI0NiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781662602467_For readers of K-Ming Chang and Mariana Enriquez; A collection of 11 eerie, uncanny, and surreal short stories that move across time and place, blurring the lines of conventional reality.In this debut collection, Puloma Ghosh uses the speculative as a catalyst to push her stories and characters beyond what reality allows. In short pieces of fiction, Mouth explores grief, intimacy, the body, mental health, and queerness, leaning into the bizarre and absurd while reaching for the truth.<ul><li>In "Dessication," a teen figure skater with necrophiliac tendencies is convinced the only other Indian girl at the rink is a vampire.</li><li>In The Fig Tree, a woman finally returns to Kolkata and is haunted by the ghost of her mother.</li><li>"Leaving Things" questions the limits to companionship.</li><li>In K, a pathological liar investigates the ghost inhabiting her dorm.</li><li>"In the Winter" is an undefined hookup.</li><li>"Anomaly" is a first date in a postapocalyptic world.</li><li>In "Lemon Boy," girl meets boy, boy might not be real.</li><li>"Supergiant" asks of its readers just how far and how much wed sacrifice for adoration, admiration, and immortality.</li><li>In "Nip," addiction is bottled up and carried around.</li><li>Natalya is a hair-raising autopsy of an ex-lover.</li><li>And finally, in Persimmons, a girl comes to terms as her community prepares her for sacrifice.</li></ul>Delving into uncanny spaces and giving fangs, talons, and singular sharpness to the otherwise ordinary, awkward, and unmentionable, Mouths surrealism is both unique and captivating. Experimenting with form and speculative elements, Puloma Ghosh reaches into otherworldly spaces while searching for answers to everyday struggles of isolation and ostracization, lust and longing, and complexities of the body....(*_*)9781662602467_"Sometimes surreal, sometimes horrifying, always startling . . . Mouth introduces readers to Puloma Ghoshs unmatched ability to probe the visceral depths of female pain, desire, and grief." Alice Martin, Shelf Awareness"A unique set of stories that show the promise of a bold new voice." Kirkus Reviews"Ghosh has offered us a masterclass in surrealist short fiction, bound to haunt its readers long after theyve put down the book." Olivia Gatwood, author of Whoever You Are, Honey"Mouth is a work that will leave you forever changed." Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of Every Drop Is a Mans NightmareBESTIARY MEETS THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED IN THIS COLLECTION OF 11 EERIE, UNCANNY, AND SURREAL SHORT STORIESIn this debut collection, Puloma Ghosh spins tales of creatures and gore to explore grief, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. Embracing the bizarre and absurd, Mouth stretches reality to reach for truth.Desiccation" follows a teen figure skater with necrophiliac fantasies who is convinced the other Indian girl at the rink is a vampire. When a woman returns to Kolkata in The Fig Tree, she cant tell if she is haunted by her dead mother or a shakchunni or both. Nip bottles up the consuming and addictive nature of infatuation, while Natalya is a hair-raising autopsy of an ex-lover. In Persimmons, a girl comes to terms with her own community sacrifice.Full of fangs and talons, Mouth lays bare the otherwise awkward and unmentionable with a singular sharpness. Through surreal and captivating prose, Puloma Ghosh delves into otherworldly spaces to reimagine ordinary struggles of isolation, longing, and the aching desires of our flesh....9781662602467_Astra Publishing Houselibro_electonico_7616ce80-7fe1-35c1-ab20-182284c70e92_9781662602467;9781662602467_9781662602467Puloma GhoshInglésMéxico2024-06-11T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-0c9368d9-631e-4ec7-b212-ac1c3c9e5237.epub2024-06-11T00:00:00+00:00Astra Publishing House