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Lesser known monsters of the 21st century : stories / Kim Fu.

Fu, Kim, (author.).

Summary:

In the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the familiar strange, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage, while a bug-infested house becomes an impossible, Kafkaesque nightmare. Each story builds a new world all its own: a group of children steal a haunted doll; a runaway bride encounters a sea monster; a vendor sells toy boxes that seemingly control the passage of time; an insomniac is seduced by the Sandman. These visions of modern life wrestle with themes of death and technological consequence, guilt and sexuality, and unmask the contradictions that exist within all of us. Mesmerizing, electric, and wholly original, Kim Fu’s Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century blurs the boundaries of the real and fantastic, offering intricate and surprising insights into human nature--Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781951142995
  • ISBN: 1951142993
  • Physical Description: 220 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Pre-simulation consultation XF007867 -- Liddy, first to fly -- Time cubes -- #ClimbingNation -- Sandman -- Twenty hours -- The doll -- In this fantasy -- Scissors -- June bugs -- Bridezilla -- Do you remember Candy.
Awards Note:
Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist, 2022
Subject:
Monsters > Fiction.
Technology and civilization > Fiction.
Death > Fiction.
Technology and civilization > Fiction.
Monstres > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Technologie et civilisation > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mort > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary.
FICTION / Short Stories (single author).
Monsters.
Technology and civilization.
Death.
Monsters > Fiction.
Genre:
Fantasy fiction.
Magic realist fiction.
Short stories.
short stories.
Short stories.
Fantasy fiction.
Magic realist fiction.
Short stories.
Nouvelles.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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