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My Sister Chaos
Fergus Lara
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Description for My Sister Chaos
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
In My Sister Chaos two sisters escape an unnamed war-torn country into separate lives of exile. The cartographer is obsessed with keeping the world in order, but finds it unraveling under her own demands. Her sister, an artist, arrives unexpectedly. Her very presence is a sign of chaos for the cartographer. But in spite of this, the sister has a firm grip on the real world, and a greater connection to the past. Chaos and order in tension provide the scaffolding for this compelling work of fiction. Presented within a world of obsession and trauma it asks whether any of ... Read more
In My Sister Chaos two sisters escape an unnamed war-torn country into separate lives of exile. The cartographer is obsessed with keeping the world in order, but finds it unraveling under her own demands. Her sister, an artist, arrives unexpectedly. Her very presence is a sign of chaos for the cartographer. But in spite of this, the sister has a firm grip on the real world, and a greater connection to the past. Chaos and order in tension provide the scaffolding for this compelling work of fiction. Presented within a world of obsession and trauma it asks whether any of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
, Australia
ISBN
9781876756840
SKU
V9781876756840
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About Fergus Lara
Lara Fergus has worked as a researcher and writer on issues of human rights and violence against women for over a decade. She worked in Europe with various advocacy groups, particularly for newly arrived immigrant and refugee women, and in Australia she has written for organisations such as Amnesty International, the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault. She ... Read more
Reviews for My Sister Chaos
"I was intrigued by Lara Ferguss bold and original use of cartographic and mathematical metaphors, which enabled her to tell a story with two of the hallmarks of a good piece of mathematics: conceptual complexity, and economical simplicity of expression."
Robyn Arianrhod, author of Einsteins Heroes
Robyn Arianrhod, author of Einsteins Heroes