An NPR Best Book of 2023
A collection of nineteen dark, wildly imaginative short stories from the author of the award-winning TikTok sensation Tender Is the Flesh.
From celebrated author Agustina Bazterrica, this collection of nineteen brutal, darkly funny short stories takes into our deepest fears and through our most disturbing fantasies. Through stories about violence, alienation, and dystopia, Bazterricaâs vision of the human experience emerges in complex, unexpected waysâoften unsettling, sometimes thrilling, and always profound. In âRoberto,â a girl claims to have a rabbit between her legs. A womanâs neighbor jumps to his death in âA Light, Swift, and Monstrous Sound,â and in âCandy Pink,â a woman fails to contend with a difficult breakup in five easy steps.
Written in Bazterricaâs signature clever, vivid style, these stories question love, friendship, family relationships, and unspeakable desires.