The house of drought
Fantômes et horreur (récits)
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
"On the island of Sri Lanka, a colonial mansion stands between the forest and the paddy fields. It has seen inhabitants come and go as the days grow hotter and the harvests fail. It is a dry house, a hungry… place that shifts upside-down inside its shell. The house is a labyrinth of banging pipes, of bulging stomachs, and of salt-littered floors. A glass of water opens a doorway here. A running tap attracts the house's unquenchable thirst. From the surrounding forest, the Sap Mother watches. She visits the house, squeezes through its holes, and burrows below its foundations, learning from the house and those that live there, demanding recompense for what was taken from her." -- Provided by publisher