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Title: Her Body And Other Parties
Condition: New
Author: Carmen Maria Machado
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1781259534
EAN: 9781781259535
ISBN: 9781781259535
Edition: Main
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: 03/01/2019
Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018'Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart' Garth Greenwell'Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable' Roxane Gay'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 TimesIn her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism.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. A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 194mm
Item Length: 128mm
Item Width: 22mm
Item Weight: 213g
Release Year: 2019

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