Plucked from her life on the streets of post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart of a voodoo prophecy: only she can travel back in time and save the ocean - and humanity - from disaster. But first she must become the man she always was - with the help of a sacred anemone. Tentacle is an electric novel with a big appetite and a brave vision, plunging headfirst into questions of climate change, technology, Yoruba ritual, queer politics, poverty, sex, colonialism and contemporary art. Bursting with punk energy and lyricism, it's a restless, addictive trip: The Tempest meets the telenovela.
Rita Indiana--also known as La Montra, the monster, in her role as the lead singer of Rita Indiana y los Misterios--is a music composer and producer and rising star of contemporary Caribbean literature.
- Publisher: And Other Stories/ Consortium
- Publish Date: January 15, 2019
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 5.0 X 7.7 X 0.5 inches | .35 pounds
- Language: English
- Type: Paperback
- EAN/UPC: 9781911508342
- BISAC Categories: Fantasy - Contemporary, Coming of Age, African American - Women, Magical Realism, Dystopian