The Language of Moths, Christopher Barzak
The Language of Moths, Christopher Barzak
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The Language of Moths

Author: Christopher Barzak

Narrator: Paul Michael Garcia

Unabridged: 1 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2009

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

A boy's family travels to the Allegheny Mountains in order for the entomologist father to find an undiscovered moth he remembers seeing there in his youth. Over the course of the summer, the boy's sister, who suffers from autism, finds she can speak the language of various insects and creatures of nature, allowing her to understand the world around her for the first time in her life. And as the boy himself comes of age, he discovers that he speaks a different sort of language as well. As each person journeys closer to their true nature, tension is eased within the sometimes strained relationships of this unique family.

About Christopher Barzak

Christopher Barzak’s stories have appeared in a many venues, including The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and his first novel, One for Sorrow, was published in 2007. He grew up in rural Ohio and has since lived in both rural and urban settings, including Tokyo, Japan where he taught English in rural junior high and elementary schools. Currently he lives in Youngstown, Ohio, where he teaches writing at Youngstown State University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on August 24, 2012

This was a novelette I published in 2007. It went on to be a finalist for the Nebula Award that year, and was subsequently published as an individual audiobook. *This rating is a bit biased, of course, but you know how that goes. ;-)......more

Goodreads review by Arnold on July 17, 2016

A great quick read.......more