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Portable curiosities : stories / Julie Koh.
Van Pelt Library PR9619.4.K64 A6 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koh, Julie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, Australian.
- Genre:
- Short stories -- Adult fiction -- Print.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- 229 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- A biting collection of stories from a bold new voice. A young girl sees ghosts from her third eye, located where her belly button should be. A one-dimensional yellow man steps out of a cinema screen, hoping to lead a three-dimensional life. A journalist goes on assignment to report the latest food trend, which turns ice-cream eating into an extreme sport. In Portable Curiosities, Julie Koh re-imagines our world with a dark, satirical twist. These twelve stories combine absurd humour with searing critiques on contemporary society - the rampant consumerism, the casual misogyny, the insidious fear of those who are different. Brilliantly clever and brimming with heart, this unforgettable collection is the work of a significant new talent.
- ISBN:
- 9780702254048
- 0702254045
- OCLC:
- 951157856
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