{"product_id":"animal-spiral-by-luis-othoniel-rosa-katie-marya","title":"Animal Spiral by Luis Othoniel Rosa, Katie Marya (Paperback) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Dystoian - Science Fiction - Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic - Hispanic and Latino\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 6\/23\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by: Katie Marya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe post-colonial birth, life, and death of the collective consciousness known as the Animal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiddle-aged streamer twins in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, are the first human beings to successfully connect―sharing their consciousness across 34 translucent cables. In that moment, the Animal is born, an intracerebral force that quickly grows to encompass anthills of synaptically entwined bodies, a floating library kitchen redolent of rice and beans far above the Mississippi river, and a transhuman compound in a future Cuba on the Isle of Youth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCircling back and forth and ever progressing, Animal Spiral moves through 400 years of human, and then post-human history, beginning with a revolution on the streets of San Juan and ending with five brilliant siblings: the Squash (humanoid), Calima (beetles), Yemayá (eels), Coatlicue (serpents), and Juracán (anthropomorphic birds), who have millions of bodies and all the world’s intelligence, but only want to no longer be alone. This is a buoyant, joyous ode to possibility, a warning about the dangers of neglecting what makes us human, and an astonishing exercise of the flexibility and capacity of liminal spaces. Loneliness is a collective disease! We defend our right to madness! Brave are not the ones who resist; brave are the ones who let go!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuis Othoniel Rosa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Puerto Rican writer from Bayamón. He studied at the University of Puerto Rico and holds a PhD from Princeton University, and his work engages with questions of literature, politics and form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRANSLATOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatie Marya\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eSugar Work\u003c\/em\u003e, the Editor's Choice for the 2020 Alice James Book Award, and the translator of Luis Othoniel Rosa's novel \u003cem\u003eAnimal Spiral\u003c\/em\u003e (2026). She has been awarded the James Dickey Prize in Poetry from \u003cem\u003eFive Points\u003c\/em\u003e and support from the Nebraska Arts Council and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Murray State University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50189744111809,"sku":"9781917260329","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9781917260329.jpg?v=1778117447","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/animal-spiral-by-luis-othoniel-rosa-katie-marya","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}