Gods of want : stories /
In "Auntland," a steady stream of aunts adjust to American life by sneaking surreptitious kisses from women at temple, buying tubs of strawberry ice cream to prepare for citizenship tests and hatching plans to name their daughter "Dog." In "The Chorus of Dead Cousins,"...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
One World,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In "Auntland," a steady stream of aunts adjust to American life by sneaking surreptitious kisses from women at temple, buying tubs of strawberry ice cream to prepare for citizenship tests and hatching plans to name their daughter "Dog." In "The Chorus of Dead Cousins," ghost-cousins cross space, seas and skies to haunt their live-cousin, wife to a storm-chaser. In "Xífù," a mother-in-law tortures a wife in increasingly unsuccessful attempts to rid the house of her. In "Mariela," two girls explore one another's bodies for the first time while in "Virginia Slim," a woman from a cigarette ad comes to life. And in "Resident Aliens," a former slaughterhouse serves as a residence to a series of widows, each harboring her own calamitous secrets. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 206 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780593241585 0593241584 |