The Glossolalia: A Novella

By Stephen Silke

At the center of The Glossolalia is Godot Gargon, an actor engaged in nonstop narration about the practice, performance, and promotion of his role as Insalubre, the lead character in an enigmatic cinema-verite-style film. His agent, director, therapist, and entourage careen around his ambition "to declaim the certain and the unequivocal." Haunted by his estranged brother, he performs his way through present-day Los Angeles, turning his personal life into a film that he speaks into existence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Release date: Nov 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666723472

Stephen Silke

Stephen Silke is the author of 25 short stories and holds a Master of Professional Writing degree from University of Southern California and an MFA from San Diego State University. He has worked as a bookseller, taught writing, and worked as a copywriter. His stories have been featured in Cosmonauts Avenue, decomP magazinE, Fiction International, Le Scat Noir, pacificREVIEW, and Portland Review.

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