Silences, or a Woman's Life Portuguese made entirely of facts

made entirely of facts

" —Asymptote

the account of poet-aspirant Brigge in his exploration of poetic individuality and his reflections on the experience of time as death approaches

among many others—most of whose work has never before been available in English translation—this overview of Swiss poetry stands as the ideal introduction to an undervalued and idiosyncratic force in international literature

” —Kim Hyung-jung

Silences, or a Woman's Life Portuguese made entirely of factsWhen a woman falls into a coma, her daughter accompanies her through six weeks of agony, bearing witness to the prolonged death imposed upon her by the monstrous machine of modern medicine. During this final voyage through the fog, the narrator A woman falls into a coma. Perhaps she's going to die. Becoming the sleepers shadow, the womans daughter will accompany her mother through six weeks of agony, bearing witness to the prolonged death imposed upon