Six Impossible Worlds Before Breakfast
Language: English - 233 pages
€27.80
Synopsis
The idea of possible worlds, worlds that could be described coherently but do not exist is inevitable. But what about worlds that cannot be described coherently? The fractured, fragmented worlds of our minds, where some parts are walled off for self-protection, some parts are distorted for fear and convenience and some parts contradict each other for simple lack of attention? Unedited, they produce appalling philosophies, knee-jerk politics and mental illness. Edited, they produce innovation, fantasy and games. Let's play!
The worlds of children, fish and small grumpy elephants intertwine and collide, illuminating each other throughout the book. Fantasy mingles with reality and leads to... (no spoilers!)
This is an adventure story, a coming of age story, a story about the choices we make and the price we pay for that privilege. It is funny, inventive and can be read at different levels by children and adults. It is definitely worth a look.
About Anastasya Shepherd
I come from a city
with people born on a blacklist.
I come from a country
which has since ceased to exist.
I come from a culture
where nothing is what it seems,
full of loud delusions and stifling truths,
where language conceals.
I grew on an ice flow that was cracking and breaking in spring.
I had to grow my roots wide.
So far that they reached different shores.
So strong that they gripped, and mauled, and changed the shoreline.
So solid that I became a bridge.
Now, bridges are never safe.
Never as safe as the solid land.
They sway in the wind,
they rely on a few points of contact,
they have to strive just to stay in place.
You could transport a bridge to a safer place,
sell it like the proverbial Brooklyn Bridge
and make some cash on the way.
But even a broken bridge across the gap
has more purpose than a bridge on solid land,
it remains rooted in both shores,
forever a possibility.
Product specifications
| Binding | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | Sunday, 9 December 2018 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Pagecount | 233 |
| Interior color | Full color |
| Size | 155 x 235 mm |
| Author | Anastasya Shepherd |
| Category | Child and youth > Fiction |