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De Suza, an Indian author based in Singapore, writes with verbal playfulness and structural inventiveness: verse interludes, concrete poetry, lists, and metafictional asides that invite readers to write their own endings. Frank references to a missing child's possible death, including mentions of suicide and morgues, may unsettle some sensitive readers.

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De Suza, an Indian author based in Singapore, writes with verbal playfulness and structural inventiveness: verse interludes, concrete poetry, lists, and metafictional asides that invite readers to write...

Frank references to a missing child's possible death, including mentions of suicide and morgues, may unsettle some sensitive readers.

Bhembre's grayscale art warmly renders the Indian cast of characters.

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De Suza, an Indian author based in Singapore, writes with verbal playfulness and structural inventiveness: verse interludes, concrete poetry, lists, and metafictional asides that invite readers to write their own endings. Frank references to a missing child's possible death, including mentions of suicide and morgues, may unsettle some sensitive readers. Bhembre's grayscale art warmly renders the Indian cast of characters.

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Bhembre's grayscale art warmly renders the Indian cast of characters.

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