Description
Black Square Editions, paperback
Translated by: Charlotte Mandell
Publication Date: May 10, 2025
Publisher Marketing: The dense texts in Speaking Skin—small squares, like beds, or jewel caskets—explore the intimacy of language: the book begins with the narrator having lost her voice, her language, as well as her connection to her own body; gradually she rediscovers language through touch, through physical connection with the other, who speaks a different language; the two languages/tongues intermingle and form an entirely new tongue of intimacy and awareness. “There are doors under the skin” which language opens: new words are born, language and thought become one, skin learns finally to speak. Speaking Skin was published by Æncrages & Co in 2019 along with paintings by Philippe Agostini. — CHARLOTTE MANDELL, translator of Speaking Skin.
Explore more from our collection.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.