{"product_id":"9781917260329","title":"Animal Spiral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA utopian experimental novel that tells the story of the birth, life, and death of a collective consciousness called the Animal.\u003c\/strong\u003e'What I mean to say is that madness is a right.' So begins \u003cem\u003eAnimal Spiral\u003c\/em\u003e , a utopian experimental novel that tells the story of the birth, life, and death of a collective consciousness called the Animal.The book narrates a tale about a world that is both desirable and terrifying over the next 377 years. It starts in the middle. In the Caribbean. It slowly follows the strict form of a narrative spiral through cycles of destruction. Then it moves back to our present so we can see our world becoming the other one. Its protagonist is a collective consciousness, the Animal. It is born. It grows and learns. It dies. It is mourned by cybernetic goddesses. It also screams: Loneliness is a collective disease! We defend our right to madness! Brave are not the ones who resist; brave are the ones who let go!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luis Othoniel Rosa","offers":[{"title":"Charco Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-07-03","offer_id":47353573376255,"sku":"9781917260329","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ab532af8-f1f6-41e2-8e98-c8aa3c8c4c2f.jpg?v=1760540845","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781917260329","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}