The Swarm

by Dalia Neis

A shapeshifting dream-diary and metaphysical thriller, inspired by the histories of dissident uprisings and migrational routes of Budapest; the geological depths of the hot springs, and the meandering flow of the Danube River. THE SWARM circles around sundry anomalous and dead beings who plot a way out of Hungarian fascist rule in the thermal baths of Budapest, taking the form of a shape-shifting, metaphysical thriller, where sensorial, sexual and revolutionary impulses are aligned for the purpose for anarcho-transcendent-communal escape. Poetry. Jewish Studies. LGBTQ+ Studies.

96 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2022

Reviews

[Jesi Bender · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unexpected, Lynchian, mythic, dark, queer - everything good in a short space!

[Cara M.]

Help I’ve read The Swarm and now I can’t stop thinking about running away to Budapest to recline in a bathhouse and yearn