Testimony of a Shifter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558859791)

Imprisoned by the totalitarian government, Dr. Benito Espinoza practices for his weekly interrogations by recounting his story to his thirteen-year-old daughter. He tells her about turning his back on his ability to shift his gender from male to female--to Alejandra--to become a scholar in the Grand Library. Most academics are Residents who inherited their seats and believe Descendants like Ben don't have the intellectual ability to be a person of letters. Ben conforms to the laws against transmuting, so he manages to secure a place in the library. His life's purpose is to prove Descendants are as capable as Residents. But an encounter with a clever, beautiful Descendant leads to his unwitting participation in the rebellion against the Impresario and his White Guards. Soon the shifter is involved with the Rebels, trying to save a younger generation of Descendants and shifters from the horrific experiments and violence perpetrated against them. In a non-linear narrative in which "time is false," author and scholar Emma P駻ez offers a fascinating speculative novel about alternate histories, while pondering race, discrimination and transgender people.

Author: Emma P駻ez
ISBN-10: 1558859799
ISBN-13: 9781558859791
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.57w x 0.38d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2023 pg. 37