5/30/2023 0 Comments Jeff vandermeer shriek![]() ![]() The effect of this species on the city mirrors much in our own civilisation and Vandermeer uses them as effective analogy to pursue themes such as underclass, colonialism, and the belief and dogged pursuit of ideals. Jeff Vandermeer has invented a city called Ambergris which is infected with a colony of fungal creatures called Gray Caps. It is an unusual and highly effective form and I enjoyed it immensely. ![]() This has subsequently been found by her brother and it is the interaction of the siblings - through his annotation of her memoir - that forms the book. One Janice Shriek - an erstwhile artist's agent and gallery owner and sister of Duncan - has written a memoir. It is an unsettling, moving and thrilling book - dryly funny on one page and beautiful on the next. Over the last few days I have had the privilege of reading the manuscript of SHRIEK: AN AFTERWORD by Jeff Vandermeer. ![]()
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