Incarcerated for his subversive connection to the old, living
world, a prisoner makes the most of his isolation in this
captivating allegorical tale about tyranny, conviction, and the
enduring power of imagination. Upon setting out for a morning walk
with his knobby stick in hand, a young man is arrested by a robot
called the Plotinus and abandoned in a cell where one beam of
sunlight beckons through an air duct. Rapping his knuckles against
the vent to relay his tale of woe in code, he recalls his lost love
and their group’s forbidden activities; his readings in
philosophy and the sciences; and sweet memories of freedom’s
small pleasures. As the captive confronts his increasingly dire
circumstances with rigorous optimism, the appearance of fantastical
visitors and miraculous objects in his cell further blurs the line
between hallucination and dystopian reality. Told with uncanny
warmth and intellectual brio, The Plotinus is Rikki Ducornet’s
most unforgettable story yet.
General
Imprint: |
Coffee House Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
NVLA |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Rikki Ducornet
|
Dimensions: |
177 x 114mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
88 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56689-681-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-56689-681-9 |
Barcode: |
9781566896818 |
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