AVANT GARDE & EXPERIMENTAL FICTIONS (SYMBOLISM, FUTURISM, EXPRESSIONISM, etc.)
ISBN-13: 979-8-9876810-6-0
Softcover, $16.24, 175 pages ISBN-13: 979-8-9876810-7-7 Hardcover, $23.24, 175 pages PURCHASE - AMAZON: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW2ZM1WD/ Published February, 2023 |
The Sphinx (1908) by Coelho Neto (Strange Novels #2)
Includes an Afterword by the Translator. THE SPHINX ("Esfinge") published in 1908 by Brazil's Coelho Neto, and here translated into English for the first time, is a strange mixture of Symbolist and Occult Novel, concerning a boarding house in Rio de Janeiro whose characters are attracted to, annoyed with or intrigued by their mysterious fellow boarder, Englishman James Marian, who possesses a virile masculine body but the beautiful features of a woman. Our narrator agrees to translate a strange text for Marian, one which reveals his complicated and metaphysical origins, even as tragedy strikes the small compliment of friends and associates. An intriguing, if abstracted, meditation on gender and love, this novel deserves a larger audience. Includes an Afterword by the Translator.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-961892-01-9
Softcover, $14.99 164 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-961892-00-2 Hardcover, $22.00 164 pages PURCHASE - AMAZON: www.amazon.com/dp/1961892006 Published August, 2023 |
The House Of Spirits (1925) by Alberto Savinio (Strange Arts #1)
THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS ("La Casa Ispirata") published in 1925 by Italy’s Alberto Savinio, and here translated into English for the first time by Shawn Garrett, is a strange, metaphysical/psychological novel, centered on the “character” of Savinio who rents a room in a typical bourgeois home in 1910 Paris, and his observations of the varied characters and “types” who live there. We observe along with him the dysfunctional relationships of the family and friends, while also experiencing his “metaphysically informed” view of the city and its “spirits” – before a wrenching historical event upends everything. A strange, proto-surrealistic take on Parisian life before Europe changed forever, while perhaps presenting some commentary on the strands of history and psychology that led there, THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS is a challenging and intriguing work. Includes an Afterword by the Translator. |