{"product_id":"habilis-9781950539802","title":"Habilis","description":"\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA hallucinatory exploration into the origins of humans and\nhuman language perfect for fans of Brian Evenson and Eimear McBride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLucy, a young woman with an uncertain past, finds herself\nthrust into a mysterious anthropology museum that converts into a disco club\neach night. Moving through its labyrinthine galleries, she tries to construct\nan origin story for herself and for her species. But as the night progresses,\nher grip on language and identity slips away until the exhibit captions rupture\nthe text, transporting us to East Africa, where the lives of three\npeople—British anthropologist Mary Leakey, an Indian indentured laborer\nbuilding the Uganda Railway, and a curator with too many secrets—interweave to\nreveal the darker side of the search for origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSurreal, spiraling, and daringly innovative, \u003ci\u003eHabilis\u003c\/i\u003e\nis all at once a historical reconstruction, a psychological horror, a mystery,\na ghost story, and a creation myth. But above all, it is a meditation on\nlanguage, desire, and the stories we tell about ourselves—especially those that\nmight unravel us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Alyssa Quinn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49074045485307,"sku":"9781950539802","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/habilis-9781950539802","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}