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Author:

Fu, Kim, author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First US edition

Publisher:

Tin House,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

220 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Short stories.
Short stories.

Contents:

Do you remember Candy. Liddy, first to fly -- Time cubes -- #ClimbingNation -- Sandman -- Twenty hours -- The doll -- In this fantasy -- Scissors -- June bugs -- Bridezilla -- Do you remember Candy.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1951142993
9781951142995

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1260132704

LCCN:

2021045234

Locations:

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CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

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CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

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RFPC397 -- Stuart Public Library (Stuart)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)