Tabula Rasa von Morgado, Reya

"Tabula Rasa" tells the story of Reya, a transwoman and LGTBQIA+ human rights activist in the Philippines. To temporarily escape the pain inflicted on her by her partner Ethan, Reya goes walking in the mountains. In an accident, she suffers a memory loss. The novel follows Reya on her journey to regain her memory. Perspectives on her own life as well as the political circumstances and struggles of the community must be re-explored. The novel bears witness to practices of resistance, closeness and grief that point to the center of queer colonial-trauma realities.