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Cento
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Julian Gillespie
Published: Jun 17 2025
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Cento is an experimental novel that defies convention, written in 2014 but unpublished until now. It traces a continuous, stream-of-consciousness journey of He, a poetic and introspective narrator, as he moves through love, memory, and mystical transformation. From flirtatious exchanges with She to legal entanglements in Nuerasia, and finally to a Himalayan village where a rose garden's magic eye unlocks an infinite consciousness, Cento is a lyrical, metaphysical odyssey. With rhythmic phrasing, eccentric language, and deliberate departures from syntax norms, this novel challenges and rewards the attentive reader. A work of deep feeling and philosophical weight, Cento speaks to readers of Rilke, Hesse, and Joyce-those drawn to fiction as an artform of inner experience.
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