You might also like

More about Her Body And Other Parties

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 25 loyalty points

Book synopsis

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 Times

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.

Book details

Book category Książki po angielsku Fiction & related items Fiction: special features Short stories

• Full title: Her Body And Other Parties
• Author: Carmen Maria Machado
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9781781259535
• ISBN: 9781781259535
• ID: 20197341
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Weight: 206 g
• Dimensions: 169 × 135 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. January 2019

Trending among others

---

---

---