{"product_id":"9781662602474","title":"Mouth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This surreal collection of stories will blow your mind.\" —\u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBESTIARY \u003c\/i\u003eMEETS \u003ci\u003eTHE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED \u003c\/i\u003eIN THIS COLLECTION OF 11 EERIE, UNCANNY, AND SURREAL SHORT STORIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this debut collection, Puloma Ghosh uses the speculative as a catalyst to push her stories and characters beyond what reality allows. Exploring grief, intimacy, sexuality, and bodily autonomy, \u003ci\u003eMouth \u003c\/i\u003eleans into the bizarre and absurd while reaching for the truth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Dessication,\" a teen figure skater with necrophiliac tendencies is convinced the only other Indian girl at the rink is a vampire. A woman returns to Kolkata in “The Fig Tree,” where she is haunted by her deceased 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. And in “Persimmons,” a girl comes to terms with her own community sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlurring the lines of conventional reality and giving fangs, talons, and singular sharpness to the otherwise ordinary, awkward, and unmentionable, \u003ci\u003eMouth\u003c\/i\u003e’s surrealism is both unique and captivating. Puloma Ghosh reaches into otherworldly spaces while exploring the everyday struggles of isolation, longing, and the aching desires of our flesh.","brand":"Puloma Ghosh","offers":[{"title":"Astra Publishing House |  Hardback  |  2024-06-11","offer_id":44663267950847,"sku":"9781662602474","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6db64876-f329-452f-add4-3e84b1f6ce4f.jpg?v=1704605366","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781662602474","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}