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Biting My Tongue by Neil Astley is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Biting My Tongue about?
Biting My Tongue speaks in different voices from different countries: mainly Ireland, France, and a breakaway republic. In many-layered poems spoken by women, men and animals, Neil Astley challenges fact and ?ction, subverting assumptions of biography and truth, gender and sexuality, change and transformation. Many of the poems, male and female, echo or play with each other. A recurring voice and constant presence in the book is a young Irishwoman, Rebecca Hayes, whose experiences and imaginatio
Who reads Biting My Tongue?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Neil Astley
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books; U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions; Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781852243364
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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