- 165 pages
- English
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About this book
A debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans, "sly, uncommon stories" by "a major talent" (Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of
Hummingbird Salamander).
Mars 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.
"Bakic's stories are a dark delight—a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities." —Strange Horizons
"At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable." —The Brooklyn Rail
"Skillfully disorienting." —BUST
"There's an immediacy to Bakic's offbeat worldview, sometimes strange and surreal, sometimes terrifying and upsetting, that pairs perfectly with the madness of the current political moment." —Locus Magazine
"Bosnian writer Bakic's debut teems with the oddball narratives of George Saunders, the eerie atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe, and the feminist intellect of Marge Piercyc. . . Told in a straightforward manner that transports speculative fiction into almost realist territory, Bakic's collection imaginatively and strikingly examines sci-fi tropes from not only the point of view of women, but also from the voice of an effortlessly gifted writer whose future is much brighter than that of those depicted in her stories." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Mars 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.
"Bakic's stories are a dark delight—a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities." —Strange Horizons
"At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable." —The Brooklyn Rail
"Skillfully disorienting." —BUST
"There's an immediacy to Bakic's offbeat worldview, sometimes strange and surreal, sometimes terrifying and upsetting, that pairs perfectly with the madness of the current political moment." —Locus Magazine
"Bosnian writer Bakic's debut teems with the oddball narratives of George Saunders, the eerie atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe, and the feminist intellect of Marge Piercyc. . . Told in a straightforward manner that transports speculative fiction into almost realist territory, Bakic's collection imaginatively and strikingly examines sci-fi tropes from not only the point of view of women, but also from the voice of an effortlessly gifted writer whose future is much brighter than that of those depicted in her stories." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Day Trip to Durmitor
- Buried Treasure
- The Talus of Madame Liken
- Abby
- Asja 5.0
- Carnivore
- Passions
- The Guest
- Heading West
- The Underworld
- Afterword
- About the Author and the Translator
- Also Available from Feminist Press
- About Feminist Press