Between the Island and the Turtle

Between the Island and the Turtle by Karine Rosso is a Modern & Contemporary title available in paperback book format. In the tumult of the pandemic, a writer hopes the quarantine might provide the space to finally complete a decades-old project on her travels throughout Latin America. But an unexpected disease suddenly clouds her eyes. Poetic, inventive, introspective, Between the Island and the Turtle follows the author's shifts in vision from past to present, shedding light on what it is to witness suffering and illness, ultimately questioning what literature can do in times of crisis.

Ideal for readers interested in modern & contemporary.