Product description
Shortlisted for the National Book Award Fiction Prize 2017
Shortlisted 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.
Specifications
| Product ID / ISBN / EAN | 9781781259535 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 3 Jan 2019 |
| Number of Pages | 256 |
| Width | 13.5 cm |
| Height | 16.9 cm |
| Depth | 1.7 cm |