Oddbody

A collection of ten bold and unsettling short stories from a thrilling new Irish talent, Rose Keating, Oddbody confronts desire, fear and shame and asks how far the human form can be stretched and subverted. Through a dreamlike yet piercing prose, it exposes the absurdities and horrors of the feminine experience and playfully unsettles societal norms, turning familiar tropes on their head. Keating emerges as a courageous new voice in Irish fiction, delivering a distinctly eerie and memorable reading experience.

The book is 208 pages long, published in paperback by Canongate Books, with the edition described as a hand edition. It is released in July 2025, presenting ten bold stories that mix the imaginative with the unsettling.

Set against a backdrop of eerie beauty and blunt honesty, Oddbody invites readers to consider how far bodies and boundaries can be pushed, explored, and reimagined within contemporary life.

Kenmerken

• Tien korte verhalen, bold en onheilspellend
• Verkenning van verlangen, vrees en schaamte
• Vrouwelijke hoofdpersoon ontmoet een spook
• Proza zowel dromerig als nachtmerrieachtig
• Subversie van gevestigde tropen en normen
• Nieuwe stem in Ierse fictie