{"product_id":"9781951142995","title":"Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFu, Kim\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTin House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/1\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Fiction Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR, Book Riot, Chicago Public Library, Tor.com, \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post,Ms. \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, and Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Prize, 2022 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction, and The 2023 Washington State Book Award in Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BuzzFeed, \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e, LitHub, ALTA, and PureWow Best Book of Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The strange and wonderful define Kim Fu’s story collection, where the line between fantasy and reality fades in and out, elusive and beckoning.\" ―T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the twelve unforgettable tales of \u003ci\u003eLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 consequence, guilt and sexuality, and unmask the contradictions that exist within all of us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMesmerizing, electric, and wholly original, Kim Fu’s \u003ci\u003eLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e blurs the boundaries of the real and fantastic, offering intricate and surprising insights into human nature.","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896395305215,"sku":"9781951142995","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781951142995_s600x595.jpg?v=1775602579","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781951142995","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}