The Swallowed Man - Edward Carey

“I am writing this account, by candlelight, inside the belly of a fish. I have been eaten, yet I am living still.” Scribbling his diary in the overwhelming gloom of the cavernous fish belly, old Geppetto reflects on the strange life of the puppet his "sacred magic" carved out of wood, whom he grew to love with a slow-burning intensity.

The Swallowed Man (2020) is the story of how Pinocchio's father spent two years inside the enormous sea creature that swallowed him, of the journal he wrote there, the art he made…and the strange presence that lives beside him in the gloom.

The Swallowed Man:

• Amazon

Supplemental:

• The Swallowed Man author's website
• Pinocchio in Venice podcast
• Belly of the Whale song by Burning Sensations

This meetup is part of the series In the Belly of the Whale.