The disturbing story of a swimmer navigating the abuse of her body and mind as she trains for competition, exploring the nature of power and will.
Watched obsessively by her guru-like coach, a nameless swimmer battles the element of water in a gruelling physical regimen. Outside of training, she floats loose in waters murky, salty, and chlorinated, engaging in aimless self-destruction, restraint looming just beyond her drifting hand. Incrementally, swimming is killing her; the pool is killing her. Hovering always nearby is a prickly vulture, waiting to feed on the swimmer’s remains...
Intense and immersive, Kiss the Undertow is a psychologically gripping account of endurance pushed to extremes.
The disturbing story of a swimmer navigating the abuse of her body and mind as she trains for competition, exploring the nature of power and will.
Watched obsessively by her guru-like coach, a nameless swimmer battles the element of water in a gruelling physical regimen. Outside of training, she floats loose in waters murky, salty, and chlorinated, engaging in aimless self-destruction, restraint looming just beyond her drifting hand. Incrementally, swimming is killing her; the pool is killing her. Hovering always nearby is a prickly vulture, waiting to feed on the swimmer’s remains...
Intense and immersive, Kiss the Undertow is a psychologically gripping account of endurance pushed to extremes.
| Published By | House of Anansi Press Inc — Jun 4, 2024 |
| Specifications | 184 pages | 5.25 in x 8 in |
| Written By |
MARIE-HÉLÈNE LAROCHELLE used to be a competitive swimmer and is now an associate professor at York University. Her research and writing focus on invective, violence, and discomfort in literature, areas abundantly explored in her first novel, Daniil and Vanya. Kiss the Undertow was nominated for the 2022 Trillium Book Award. She lives in Toronto. |
| Written By |
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MARIE-HÉLÈNE LAROCHELLE used to be a competitive swimmer and is now an associate professor at York University. Her research and writing focus on invective, violence, and discomfort in literature, areas abundantly explored in her first novel, Daniil and Vanya. Kiss the Undertow was nominated for the 2022 Trillium Book Award. She lives in Toronto. |
