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What the body remembers: Naben Ruthnum examines corporeality and identity in his novella Helpmeet

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
by Steven Beattie

Ruthnum’s brief work of fin-de-siècle body horror reads like a mash-up of David Cronenberg and Henry James.

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