THE BOX: A NOVEL
By Mandy-Suzanne Wong. Graywolf Press (USA), House of Anansi (Canada), 2023.
A stylistically dazzling novel about things, people, and the forces and seams between them.
Of course, each thing has its own sides to every story.
In a dark and crooked lane in an unnamed city where it never ceases to snow, a small white box falls from a coat pocket. It is made of paper strips woven tightly together; there is no apparent way to open it without destroying it. What ...