Description

Cento is an experimental novel that defies convention, written in 2014 but unpublished until now. It traces a continuous, stream-of-consciousness journey of "He," a poetic and introspective narrator, as he moves through love, memory, and mystical transformation. From flirtatious exchanges with "She" to legal entanglements in Nuerasia, and finally to a Himalayan village where a rose garden's "magic eye" unlocks an infinite consciousness, Cento is a lyrical, metaphysical odyssey. With rhythmic phrasing, eccentric language, and deliberate departures from syntax norms, this novel challenges and rewards the attentive reader. A work of deep feeling and philosophical weight, Cento speaks to readers of Rilke, Hesse, and Joyce—those drawn to fiction as an artform of inner experience.