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Polyphonic novel · Medium

When I Sing, Mountains Dance

Irene Solà · 2019; English translation 2022 · Catalonia / Catalan

A Catalan novel where mountains, animals, ghosts, weather, and people all become part of the storytelling field.

Notes and Misconceptions

It is not nature writing in essay form.

It is polyphonic fiction, with nonhuman voices sharing the narrative field.

Best Path

Ecology, polyphony, nonhuman voices

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