Reddy, Srikanth

Underworld Lit

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ISBN 13:: 9781940696942
author:: Reddy, Srikanth
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Wave Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 21 x 14 centimeters (0.48 kg)
Genre:: Poetry, Subjects & Themes, General,
Condition:: New
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Underworld Lit by Srikanth Reddy is a multiverse quest through various cultures' realms of the dead. A literature professor's daily mishaps with family life and his sudden reckoning with mortality serve as a framework for this adventurous serial prose poem, which takes readers on a journey across cultures, languages, epochs, and the shifting border between the living and the dead. The book ferries us back and forth across these realms, unsettling our sense of home. It tests readers along the way with diabolically demanding quizzes, as Reddy navigates the mythic underworlds of Mayan civilization, ancient Egyptian place of judgment and rebirth, and the infernal court of Qing dynasty China. Through its unique blend of humor and horror, Underworld Lit challenges our perceptions of identity, culture, and mortality. With its innovative structure and genre-bending style, this book is a thought-provoking read for anyone interested in exploring the complexities of human experience.

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