Mrs. Caliban

“No matter what Inglez writes, there is a powerful impulse in it—and it’s unobtrusive—i.e., truly—strangely so,” from the foreword by Rivka Galchen.

Rachel Ingels has a unique “voice” that places her in the company of the great women writers of the 20th century—Angela Carter, Jane Bowles, and Kate O’Brien. What unites them all is their focus on the theme of women in the modern Western world.

“Mrs. Caliban” is a novel about the transformation of the institution of the family in a surreal setting, with touches of psychological realism and fantasy.

In a quiet suburb, Dorothy does the housework, waits for her husband to return from work, and least of all expects that love will appear in her life—when suddenly she hears a strange announcement on the radio: from the Institute of Oceanography, a monster has escaped…

Critics compared “Mrs. Caliban” to cinematic masterpieces, classic literary works, fairy tales, and horrors.

This small novel is astonishing—unlike anything else—and the sheer variety of allusions is further proof of that.