The Octopus and I extract   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Octopus and I
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Do Cephalopods Dream of the Anthropocene Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 80 no. 2 2021; Meanjin Online 2021;

— Review of The Octopus and I Erin Hortle , 2020 extract novel

'Tucked in the bay of Teralina/Eaglehawk Neck is a checkerboard of rock carved from the land by the tide’s ebb and flow. The sea chemistry is eroding the stone bed and inscribing a mosaic of polygonal shapes that look almost man-made, as time falls away against the elements, slowly dissolving into the ocean. The Octopus and I, a debut novel by Tasmanian writer Erin Hortle, emerges from these shifting layers of memory, immersing the reader in a keen sense of place that emphasises the interconnection between humans and animals. It explores ideas of surface, touch and depth with an intimate and personal voice; challenging the stories we tell ourselves and the way we fit into the landscapes we inhabit. As its characters are placed in the context of the intersecting violences of colonisation, climate change and extinction, the novel reflects on the Tasman Peninsula’s bloody history and interrogates our responsibility to a warming world.' (Introduction)

Book Review : The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle Erin Stewart , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2020;

— Review of The Octopus and I Erin Hortle , 2020 extract novel

'Erin Hortle's debut novel offers a unique and moving account of the body and the natural world.'

Do Cephalopods Dream of the Anthropocene Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 80 no. 2 2021; Meanjin Online 2021;

— Review of The Octopus and I Erin Hortle , 2020 extract novel

'Tucked in the bay of Teralina/Eaglehawk Neck is a checkerboard of rock carved from the land by the tide’s ebb and flow. The sea chemistry is eroding the stone bed and inscribing a mosaic of polygonal shapes that look almost man-made, as time falls away against the elements, slowly dissolving into the ocean. The Octopus and I, a debut novel by Tasmanian writer Erin Hortle, emerges from these shifting layers of memory, immersing the reader in a keen sense of place that emphasises the interconnection between humans and animals. It explores ideas of surface, touch and depth with an intimate and personal voice; challenging the stories we tell ourselves and the way we fit into the landscapes we inhabit. As its characters are placed in the context of the intersecting violences of colonisation, climate change and extinction, the novel reflects on the Tasman Peninsula’s bloody history and interrogates our responsibility to a warming world.' (Introduction)

Book Review : The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle Erin Stewart , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2020;

— Review of The Octopus and I Erin Hortle , 2020 extract novel

'Erin Hortle's debut novel offers a unique and moving account of the body and the natural world.'

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