{"product_id":"mouth-stories-hardcover","title":"Mouth: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePuloma Ghosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sometimes surreal, sometimes horrifying, always startling . . . \u003ci\u003eMouth\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to Puloma Ghosh's unmatched ability to probe the visceral depths of female pain, desire, and grief.\" --Alice Martin, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"A unique set of stories that show the promise of a bold new voice.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Ghosh has offered us a masterclass in surrealist short fiction, bound to haunt its readers long after they've put down the book.\" --Olivia Gatwood, author of \u003ci\u003eWhoever You Are, Honey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Mouth \u003c\/i\u003eis a work that will leave you forever changed.\" --Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Drop Is a Man's Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this debut collection, Puloma Ghosh spins tales of creatures and gore to explore grief, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. Embracing the bizarre and absurd, \u003ci\u003eMouth \u003c\/i\u003estretches reality to reach for truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Desiccation\" follows a teen figure skater with necrophiliac fantasies who is convinced the other Indian girl at the rink is a vampire. When a woman returns to Kolkata in \"The Fig Tree,\" she can't tell if she is haunted by her dead 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. In \"Persimmons,\" a girl comes to terms with her own community sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of fangs and talons, \u003ci\u003eMouth\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the otherwise awkward and unmentionable with a singular sharpness. Through surreal and captivating prose, Puloma Ghosh delves into otherworldly spaces to reimagine ordinary struggles of isolation, longing, and the aching desires of our flesh.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePuloma Ghosh is a fiction writer based in Chicago whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eOne Story, CRAFT Literary, Cutleaf, \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.52 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763617071392,"sku":"9781662602474","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/14924e8d765ca02ab70979a55144e843.webp?v=1780237034","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mouth-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}