{"product_id":"mars-stories-9781936932481","title":"Mars: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans of sly, uncommon stories by a major talent (Jeff VanderMeer, author of \u003cem\u003eBorne\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMars\u003c\/em\u003e showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bakic's stories are a dark delight--a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities.\" --\u003cem\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Skillfully disorienting.\" --\u003cem\u003eBUST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936932481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Asja Bakic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671196594332,"sku":"9781936932481","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_700f83b7-4262-47a4-bdb5-b8f6cfd7c34f.jpg?v=1603924806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mars-stories-9781936932481","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}