About Uncle

At a time when she'd rather be making her own way in the world, an unnamed young woman finds herself instead moving to a small town at the seaside to care for her uncle. He's a disabled veteran with questionable habits, prone to drinking, gorging, and hoarding--not to mention the occasional excursion down into the plumbing, where he might disappear for days at a time. When the world begins to shut down, Uncle and his niece are forced even closer still. She knows his every move--every bathroom break he takes, every pill he swallows--and she finds herself relying on this man who is the last one person occupying an empty world with her. But then Uncle's health takes a final turn for the worse, he's sent to a hospital that cares for cats, dogs, and Uncles, and any way for her to make sense of this eerie new reality, and her place in it, falls apart. Poet-novelist Rebecca Gisler's debut novel, set against our increasingly disjointed world, welcomes readers into a home of shut-ins as cozy as it is claustrophobic. Gisler's bright, winding prose, masterfully translated from French by Jordan Stump, offers a rare witness to the complex ways in which we order our lives, for better or worse, inside and out.

Author: Rebecca Gisler

Publisher: Two Lines Press

Publication Date: Feb 20, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1949641554

ISBN-13: 9781949641554