Anonyma

The history of art is littered with Great Men and the Muses they use as stepping stones to brilliance. In this shockingly lyrical, endlessly rich and luxurious nightmare of a novel, the Muse turns. Yet, it is not so much a tale of vengeance or comeuppance as it is a heroine's journey, as Anonyma survives doomscapes almost beyond imagination and the transgressions of mere men, mere artists, survives the horrors imposed upon the feminine to rediscover her own magic and power. Anonyma, novel and narrator, holds up a dark mirror to our paradigm of art as a kind of device for reducing women to Platonic ideals while staging theophanies for men. But she also holds the mirror to herself, her sisters, even, daring to hope, a daughter. Anonyma is a novel full of blood and love and despair and courage.

About the Author

Farah Rose Smith was born and raised in Rhode Island. Her writing has appeared in Lackington's Magazine, Darker Magazine (Russia), Spectral Realms, Vastarien: A Literary Journal, Nightscript, Dead Reckonings, and more. Smith holds a BA in Comparative Literature from Hunter College and is currently working towards a Master's degree in English Literature, Language, and Theory, focusing on Disability Theory, Medieval Studies, Supernatural Fiction, Decadence, and the Russian Silver Age. She lives in New York City with her husband and their three cats.

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