
Indigenous Species
by Khairani Barokka
Title:
Indigenous Species
Author:
Khairani Barokka
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
illustrations throughout
Publisher:
Tilted Axis Press
ISBN-13:
9781911284550
EAN:
9781911284550
Publication Date:
15/01/2021
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
272
Dimensions (mm):
157 x 206 x 8
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A contemporary, feminist take on a Heart of Darkness-esque tale of an upriver journey through a landscape scarred by ecological destruction, and a culture scarred by historical greed. A young girl is abducted and smuggled about a boat bound for the Indonesian interior. As her captors take her ever deeper into the jungle, her uncertain fate is compounded by the sense of her environment as a place of violence, destruction and jeopardy. A long poem accompanied by the author''s own ''rainforest gothic'' artwork, the book is also a bold and necessary experiment in making a sight-impaired-accessible art book - it will feature Braille alongside conventional text, and tactile, textured images.














