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Her Body and Other Parties

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Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

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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.

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Date

9 January 2019

Pages

256

ISBN

9781781259535

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.

Read More

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Date

9 January 2019

Pages

256

ISBN

9781781259535

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