{"product_id":"mouth-9781662602474","title":"Mouth","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A unique set of stories that show the promise of a bold new voice.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58221706772867,"sku":"9781662602474","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781662602474.jpg?v=1781106721","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/mouth-9781662602474","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}