
Earthquake is A Shaking of the Surface of the Earth
by Anna Moschovakis
Title:
Earthquake is A Shaking of the Surface of the Earth
Author:
Anna Moschovakis
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
Soft Skull Press
ISBN-13:
9781593767839
EAN:
9781593767839
Publication Date:
19/11/2024
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
336
Dimensions (mm):
208 x 140 x 16
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In An Earthquake Is a Shaking of the Surface of the Earth, an unnamed narrator struggles to regain the ability to walk after a sudden seismic event has rendered unpredictable shifts and undulations in the ground. Convinced of a need to find and kill her younger housemate, Tala, who has disappeared, the narrator struggles physically and psychically to contend with her homicidal task in the wake of failure as a Method actor. The narrator travels back in time and out into a dust-covered, shadowy city, where she is targeted by charismatic ''healing'' ideologues with uncertain motives. Torn between a paranoid suspicion of internalized, toxic language, and a desperate attempt to find stability and feel something like whole, she is forced to question familiar figurations of light, shadow, authenticity, and voice, taking tentative steps toward a new understanding of self and world.










