Her Body And Other Parties
Produktbeschreibung
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017<BR>SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018<BR><BR>'Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart' Garth Greenwell<BR>'Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable' Roxane Gay<BR>'A wild thing ... covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi' New York Times<BR><BR>In her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism.<BR><BR>A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the mysterious green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague spreads across the earth. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery about a store's dresses. One woman's surgery-induced weight loss results in an unwanted house guest. <BR>A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite.