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

ISBN: 9781770567030
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ISBN: 1770567038
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Physical Description: 1 online resource
Publisher: Toronto : Coach House Books, 2022.

Fu, Kim, (author.).

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 conse- quence, guilt and sexuality, as they unmask the contradictions that exist within all of us."-- Provided by publisher.