Tentacle
Published on 15. November 2018
160 pages
978-1-911508-35-9 (ISBN)
Description
Plucked from her life on the streets of post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart of a Santería prophecy: only she can travel back in time and save the ocean - and humanity - from disaster. But first she must become the man she always was - with the help of a sacred anemone. Tentacle is an electric novel with a big appetite and a brave vision, plunging headfirst into questions of climate change, technology, Yoruba ritual, queer politics, poverty, sex, colonialism and contemporary art. Bursting with punk energy and lyricism, it's a restless, addictive trip: The Tempest meets the telenovela.
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Language
English
Place of publication
High Wycombe
United Kingdom
File size
1,31 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-911508-35-9 (9781911508359)
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Rita Indiana is a Dominican music composer, producer and key figure in contemporary Caribbean literature; Tentacle won the Grand Prize of the Association of Caribbean Writers in 2017, the first Spanish-language book to do so. She is the author of two collections of stories and four novels, and is a driving force in experimental Dominican popular music along with her band, Rita Indiana y los Misterios.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Olokun
- Psychic Goya
- Condylactis Gigantea
- Cow's Blood
- The Gardener
- Update
- Côte de Fer
- Lamentations
- The Shadow of Days
- Angelitos Negros
- Monkey Magic
- The Water Stains
- The National Anthem
- Saltpeter
- Note to the Reader
- Subscribers
- Current and Upcoming Books
- About the Author
