Ay

by Joan Houlihan

A powerful sequel to The Us, which ended with the son Ay wounded, rendered silent and immobile by a head injury. In Ay, the boy is propped up and worshiped, as others project a kind of divinity onto his stillness. While Ay recovers, in a series of lyrical monologues he discovers an individual self-awareness, separate from family and tribe. "Musically rugged, riddled with insight, resonant, gripping, and chock-full of moments that startle with their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936797410
• ISBN13: 9781936797417
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Tupelo Press
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"