I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself: A Novel
- Format: Hardcover
- Språk: Engelsk
- Sjangere: Dystopi, LGBT, Science-Fiction
- Slippdato: 17. jan. 2023
- Forlag: Catapult
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Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state
In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime—and a warning to those they encounter. Within the Department, corruption and prejudice run rampant, giving rise to an underclass of so-called Shadesters who are disenfranchised, publicly shamed, and deprived of civil rights protections.
Kris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She can’t forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope.
With a first-person register reminiscent of the fierce self-disclosure of Sheila Heti and the poetic precision of Ocean Vuong, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is a bold debut novel that examines the long shadow of grief, the hard work of parenting, and the power of queer resistance.
SKU | 9781646221295 |
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Vekt (Kg) : | 0.522000 |
Antall Sider | 352 |
Språk | Engelsk |
Subsjanger: | Apokalyptisk, LGBT |
Serie | I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself |
Sjanger | Dystopi, LGBT, Science-Fiction |
Format | Hardcover |
Utgiver | Catapult |
Opprinnelsesland : | USA |
Forfattere | Marisa Crane |
Avansert Format | Hardcover |
Aldersgruppe | Voksen |