Brian Evenson, Altmann’s Tongue

Evenson, Brian. Altmann's Tongue. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002. 978-0-8032-6744-2. Reviewed by Laura Kremmel, Lehigh University. “He herded them out in the madness of the midday heat, butchered the horses before their eyes.” “Bone Job clawed his way through the smooth wood of the coffin lid, wearing his finger bones to the stubs.” “Having sewn Jerry’s eyelids shut, Hébé found himself at a loss as to how to proceed.” These opening lines from the short stories in Brian Evenson’s Altmann’s Tongue precede tales of broken and twisted families, medit