{"product_id":"alien-stories-9781950774319","title":"Alien Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vital voice in the short story, telling us new truths with deep humanity.\"\u003cbr\u003e -George Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrated Nigerian-born writer E.C. Osondu delivers a short-story collection of nimble dexterity and startling originality in his BOA Short Fiction Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAlien Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese eighteen startling stories, each centered around an encounter with the unexpected, explore what it means to be an alien. With a nod to the dual meaning of \u003ci\u003ealien\u003c\/i\u003e as both foreigner and extraterrestrial, Osondu turns familiar science-fiction tropes and immigration narratives on their heads, blending one with the other to call forth a whirlwind of otherness. With wry observations about society and human nature, in shifting landscapes from Africa to America to outer space and back again, \u003ci\u003eAlien Stories\u003c\/i\u003e breaks down the concept of foreignness to reveal what unites us all as 'aliens' within a complex and interconnected universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950774319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E. C. Osondu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39715212624053,"sku":"9781950774319","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dfa4bbfd-9071-4031-8d62-531a542ee47e.jpg?v=1618292396","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alien-stories-9781950774319","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}