We Are A Teeming Wilderness

The stories in Shena McAuliffe's We Are a Teeming Wilderness are histories, prophecies, legends, science experiments, and undeniably works of art. McAuliffe transports readers effortlessly from past to present, lingering evocatively in the spaces between. Here the myth of Odysseus collides with the contemporary immigrant experience, the victim of a mugging processes the trauma through a sixteenth-century anatomical drawing, and a couple prepares both their relationship and an unlucky bird for burial via ancient Egyptian rites on their kitchen table. From hosiery salesmen to clairvoyants, these characters are seekers, scientists, and visionaries with skewed visions, who reveal the limitations of knowledge while also celebrating the optimism in seeking it.

• | Author: Shena Mcauliffe
• | Publisher: Press 53
• | Publication Date: May 03, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1950413624
• | ISBN-13: 9781950413621