num_pages: 216
description: What kind of Detective am I? Eardrum or tympanum? Gullet or esophagus? Pussy or pudenda? A Detective needs a language almost as much as a language needs a Detective .In this new collection of stories award-winning author Ivan Vladislavic invites readers to do some detective work of their own. Each story can be read as just that  a story  or you can dig a little deeper. Take a closer look examine the artefact from all angles and consider the clues and patterns concealed within.Whether skewering extreme marketing techniques or constructing dystopian parallel universes; whether mourning a mothers loss or tracing a translators on-stage breakdown Vladislavics pitch-perfect inquisitions will make you question your own language  how it defines you and how it undoes you.
language: English
title: 101 Detectives
publisher: And Other Stories