Mother, Brian Evenson |
Mater, Brian Evenson |
"Le corps est un espace et un temps dans lesquels se joue un drame d'énergies."
(Paul Valery)
(Paul Valery)
Following the paths of the rare, the unforeseen, the heretical, Raphus Press opens the Chartae series, bilingual editions (Portuguese / English) of quite unusual works by the most innovative authors in the contemporary landscape of speculative narrative.
And now we are proud to introduce a new author in our own cannon: Brian Evenson, the author of superb and careful designed nightmares in books like Song for the Unraveling of the World or Last Days.
It is a great honor for us to have received an original manuscript from Evenson – and we are even happier and gratified that such a story is magnificent. There are distant echoes from speculative visions from Robert Sheckley and J. G. Ballard, but the furious signature by Evenson mades everything singular. A story about the conflicts between Nature and Culture, purpose and chance, memory and thrill, death for nothing and death for something A wonderful, meditative path for every reader searching for new tracks in speculative fiction.
This book will be made by the master printmaker Márcio Simões at Sol Negro atelier in a singular, very elaborated edition, with a special bookplate created by Claudio Rocha, a master in every aspect of typography at Oficina Tipográfica São Paulo. This additional gift will be printed in black paper, with special silver ink.
And now we are proud to introduce a new author in our own cannon: Brian Evenson, the author of superb and careful designed nightmares in books like Song for the Unraveling of the World or Last Days.
It is a great honor for us to have received an original manuscript from Evenson – and we are even happier and gratified that such a story is magnificent. There are distant echoes from speculative visions from Robert Sheckley and J. G. Ballard, but the furious signature by Evenson mades everything singular. A story about the conflicts between Nature and Culture, purpose and chance, memory and thrill, death for nothing and death for something A wonderful, meditative path for every reader searching for new tracks in speculative fiction.
This book will be made by the master printmaker Márcio Simões at Sol Negro atelier in a singular, very elaborated edition, with a special bookplate created by Claudio Rocha, a master in every aspect of typography at Oficina Tipográfica São Paulo. This additional gift will be printed in black paper, with special silver ink.
Cover.
Some pages of the edition.
The bookplate.
Mother (or Mater) a bilingual edition (handmade soft cover book) with a story by Brian Evenson, with an afterword by Alcebiades Diniz Miguel ("Mother of All and King of All") with 5.11 x 7.4 in., 50 pages, designed by Raphus Press Immanent Headquarters, printed by the great Márcio Simões at Sol Negro atelier. As usual, this edition will be very scarce: only 35 numbered copies, plus some (very few) private copies. Every numbered copy will have a bookplate with a typographic creation by Claudio Rocha. The book is already in printing process, but due to the new epidemics, the sendings will start at end of April.
The opinion of our readers
Golden Age of Clairvoyance
"Well I have received the books today and I had certain high expectations and I must say such high expectations were well exceeded. The selectivity of the authors as I may have mentioned before (both individually and in combination) and translations are impeccable. The book design is exquisite and enhances the holistic reading experience (by way of comparison, on first seeing the books I had the same sense of elation when I had received my first Sylph Edition Cahiers a few years ago)."
(Andrew Condous)
(Andrew Condous)
"The books look really nice - I'm especially liking the full-color images inside. Very good design."
(Damian Murphy)
(Damian Murphy)
"The chapbooks are beautiful. Well done! Equally engaging for the eye and mind."
(Rachel Kinbar)
(Rachel Kinbar)
"The initial print-run of all three is, of course, low, so any interested readers should make a quick decision; because I do hope Raphus continue on their path of intriguing little translations of the recovered uncanny and esoteric."
(Mark Andresen at Pan Review)
(Mark Andresen at Pan Review)
The great weird and fantastic connoisseur, Des Lewis, made an insightful review of Black Mirror, the second chapbook in the series, available in this link.
Spiritual Meaning of the Massacres
"Many thanks for sending me a copy of The Mendicant. It really looks rather good – a bit like one of the books you read about in short stories that start off ‘Beware if you read these words... too late!"
(Stephen Cashmore)
(Stephen Cashmore)
"It's a marvelous production, and it's great that you have resurrected the remarkable title piece. I also enjoyed the pamphlet (...). Long may Raphus Press reign!"
(Chris Mikul)
(Chris Mikul)
"I am absolutely delighted with them [The Mendicant of the Books and The Sacred Abysmal Perspective]! They are both true examples of true and original creative philosophical ingenuity, originality and also design. They are fantastickal chapbooks and it is an equal delight to have been able to contribute and to assist in other ways. Although I saw the proofed editions when you e-mailed them to me, now that they are in my hands, they veritably glow and crackle and weep with their malign embers.
I shall take myself off on a sacred journey this weekend, like the early priests going to Tibet, and will immerse myself in the deep folds and ravines these chapbooks open up."
(Jonathan Wood)
I shall take myself off on a sacred journey this weekend, like the early priests going to Tibet, and will immerse myself in the deep folds and ravines these chapbooks open up."
(Jonathan Wood)
