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Her Body And Other Parties

By Carmen Maria Machado
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In Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, you'll find a collection of short stories that blend elements of horror, fantasy, and psychological realism. These tales explore themes of women's experiences, societal expectations, and bodily autonomy, often with a surreal or supernatural twist. Each story is a unique exploration of the boundaries between reality and the extraordinary.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories that blend elements of fantasy, horror, and psychological realism. The collection explores the complexities of women's lives and bodies through surreal and haunting narratives, offering a fresh perspective on the way we perceive identity, sexuality, and societal expectations.

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'Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable.' - Roxane Gay - Demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism.

A prize-winning, genre-bending collection of short stories which has already achieved cult status

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Shortlisted for the National Book Award Fiction Prize 2017

Shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize 2018

In 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.

'A writer of rare daring ... there's a ragged glory to the stories' formal experimentation and erotic fearlessness, and the gusto with which they reinvent horror, SF and fairytale tropes.' — Guardian

'A love letter to an obstinate genre that won't be gentrified. It's a wild thing, this book, covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi, and borrowing from science fiction, queer theory and horror ...' — New York Times

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Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties is praised for its blend of weird, dark, and erotic elements, capturing the alienation of womanhood with originality. Critics highlight its daring formal experimentation, erotic fearlessness, and the reinvention of horror, science fiction, and fairy tale tropes. The collection stands out for its distinctive voice and masterful storytelling, earning comparisons to celebrated authors like Shirley Jackson and Margaret Atwood, while also being noted for its provocative fabulism and feminist themes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781259535

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Carmen Maria Machado is a fiction writer, critic, and essayist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Guernica, Electric Literature, The Paris Review, AGNI, NPR, Gulf Coast, Los Angeles Review of Books, VICE, and elsewhere.

She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Michener-Copernicus Foundation, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the CINTAS Foundation, the Speculative Literature Foundation, the University of Iowa and the Millay Colony for the Arts. She is the Artist in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Philadelphia with her partner.

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