Ismael and His Sisters - Couverture souple

Stern, Louise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847089461 ISBN 13 : 9781847089465

Editeur : Granta Books, 2016

Synopsis

Siblings Ismael, Rosie and Cristina are deaf, and so are many in their Maya village. The deaf and hearing alike communicate in sign language, forming a tightly-knit community with an unsophisticated, simple lifestyle. But when Ismael gets into a fight at the local fiesta and flees the village, leaving Rosie and Cristina to fend for themselves, the daily rhythms of village life are disrupted, and all that they trust in comes under threat. Ismael and His Sisters is a remarkable debut novel from the acclaimed author of Chattering. It conjures up a world set apart, made visceral through its concentrated language, where sign language bridges exterior and interior worlds and gives a physical shape to the way we experience the world. It explores the interplay between the powerful forces within us and the dark elemental forces beyond our control, exposing the 'bottomless, hostile ocean' in which we all flounder. This is an extraordinary novel about the power of familial bonds, the barriers we build out of language, the dark elemental forces that threaten to overwhelm us, and above all, what it is like to be human.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Louise Stern grew up in Fremont, California, the fourth-generation deaf in her family, and now lives in London. She works for the artist Sam Taylor-Wood and is the founder and publisher of Maurice, a contemporary art magazine for children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Granta Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847089461
• ISBN 13: 9781847089465
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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