Severed (Paperback)

Ignacio Lopez

ISBN 10: 1732545227 / ISBN 13: 9781732545229

Published by 53rd State Press, Chicago, IL, 2021

About this Item

Paperback. Dark, disturbing, deft, irreverent, and revelatory, Ignacio Lopez's monologue is at once a coming-of-age story, a horror story, and a highly theatrical experiment in radical empathy. Weaving together two voices-that of Ignacio himself as he narrates the painful process of coming out in a strictly Catholic family, and that of Jeffrey Dahmer, speaking in the wake of his arrest for the rape, murder, and dismemberment of 17 people-Severed asks: where do we draw the line between human and monster, severing, as we do so, the possibility of empathy, forgiveness, and understanding? What happens when we see ourselves reflected in the monster's eye? A dark and irreverent monologue that explores what happens when all we believe in is shattered. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Severed (Paperback)
• Publisher: 53rd State Press, Chicago, IL
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1732545227
• ISBN 13: 9781732545229
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Dark, disturbing, deft, irreverent, and revelatory, Ignacio Lopez’s monologue is at once a coming-of-age story, a horror story, and a highly theatrical experiment in radical empathy. Weaving together two very different voices grappling with strikingly similar crises of sexuality and conscience, Severed asks: where do we draw the line between human and monster, severing, as we do so, the possibility of empathy, forgiveness, and understanding? What happens when we see ourselves reflected in the monster’s eye?