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Lesser known monsters of the 21st century : stories

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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781951142995
ISBN: 1951142993
ISBN: 9781953534064
Physical Description: print
220 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First US edition.
Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2022.
Copyright: ©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.