Description
In these eleven sharply observed stories, ordinary routines—at home, at work, on a commute—are suddenly interrupted by the bizarre, the grotesque, and the fantastic. A housewife’s new bodybuilding practice transforms her body in ways her workaholic husband can’t seem to register; a boy at a storm-battered bus stop learns that the very tools of survival may conceal a path to flight; and a saleswoman waits for a customer who may not be entirely human. Across encounters with the alien and the uncanny, characters confront unsettling shifts in identity, perception, and intimacy, discovering that liberation can arrive through the most unexpected doors. Yukiko Motoya’s fearlessly inventive style blends surreal humor with emotional clarity, making the strange feel intimate and the uncanny feel like a form of release.
Available Editions
paperback
Soft Skull
Published Jan 1, 2018
209 pages
ISBN: 9781593766788
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya.