“Once ether was everywhere. The crook of an arm, say. (Also the heavens.) It slowed the movement of the stars, told the left hand where the right hand went. Then it was gone, like hysteria, like the hollow earth. The news came over the radio. There is only air now. Abandon your experiments.”
In this thought-provoking novel, the protagonist navigates the complexities of relationships and self-discovery, intertwining philosophical musings with personal anecdotes. more
Jenny Offill is an American novelist born in 1968. Her works are known for their unique sense of humor and profound insights into the complexities of modern life. Her novel 'Department of Speculation' won the National Book Award in the United States in 2016. more
“Those trembling stars… they made my heart tremble, my veins glow when I viewed them.”
“You were the sun to my moon. But to you? I was just another celestial body in a sky full of stars.”
“So many glimmering lights travelling through the universe, the never-ending lifespan of starlight.”