Description
Blending absurdist humor with speculative invention, this genre-defying collection sends history careening into the uncanny—where the past refuses to stay buried and the rules of reality keep slipping. Across stories that range from Tudor intrigue to a labyrinthine Manhattan Project simulation and a dinner party that curdles into a murder mystery, characters confront repeating catastrophes, impossible choices, and the strange afterlives of power. With each mind-bending premise, the book explores how we remember, how we mythologize, and how trauma echoes through time—turning tragedy into something both laugh-out-loud and haunting. Senaa Ahmad’s sharp, lyrical style and fearless play with form make these tales feel like portals: zany on the surface, but ultimately about reckoning with life, death, and the unstable margins where we live.
Available Editions
paperback
Henry Holt and Company
Published Jan 13, 2026
176 pages
ISBN: 9781250378484
paperback
Henry Holt
Published Jan 13, 2026
ISBN: 9781250378477
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad.