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Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado · 2017 · Short Story

Synopsis

In this electric and provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado bends genre to shape startling narratives that map the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague slowly consumes humanity. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery within the seams of the store's prom dresses.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: FeminismFictionFiction, short stories (single author)Horror fictionIdentityLGBTQ short storiesLambda Literary Award WinnerLambda Literary AwardsShort storiesWomenneeds-reviewno-clear-speculative-idea

isfdb_id: 2247816

openlibrary_id: OL19636245W

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