Strange Egg

A Symptoms Diary

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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'Doctor, I had a terrible dream. In my dream I saw my own body, and I saw what you will do to it.'A woman is faced, month after month, with the birth of a strange egg. Her doctor asks that she take notes on her symptoms, documenting black blood clots as big as pennies, winking stars in her eyes, and relentless pain. As the woman waits for aid from her doctor, she begins to have strange premonitions of what will be done to her body. The egg, meanwhile, is watchful and demanding. Impatient.The Strange Egg is as gorgeous as it is horrifying. Highly original, it challenges long-held beliefs that people of marginalised genders are unreliable and irrational witnesses to our own bodies. The Strange Egg is a luminous gothic prose poem that delves into the mythopoeic to express injustice at the hands of abusive medical systems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-01-19
Mått200 x 200 x 5 mm
Vikt100 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieArt Squares
Antal sidor36
FörlagThe Emma Press
IllustratörMumby, Hannah
ISBN9781915628022
UtmärkelserWinner of Michael Marks Award for Illustration 2023 (UK)

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Kirstie Millar is a writer based in Manchester. In 2017 she founded Ache, an intersectional feminist press publishing writing and art on illness, health, bodies and pain. She completed her MA in Creative Writing at UEA and was a recipient of the Ink, Sweat and Tears Scholarship. Her writing has been published by Prototype, 3 of Cups Press and has been commended by Penguin’s WriteNow programme in 2020 and the UEA New Forms Awards in 2021. Hannah Mumby is an illustrator and artist based in south west England. Hannah’s approach to illustration is rooted in paying close attention to the stories that we tell about ourselves, listening for subtle hidden meanings and associations. Her illustrations seek to open up new ways of reflecting on the narratives we are reading, and draw attention to mysterious or surreal threads that may be hidden beneath the surface. See more of Hannah’s work at www.hannahmumby.co.uk