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The Rock Eaters: Stories by Peynado, Brenda

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0143135627
Book Title
Rock Eaters : Stories
Item Length
7.7in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
2021
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Brenda Peynado
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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An NPR Best Book of 2021 NYPL 10 Best Books for Adults, 2021 A story collection, in the vein of Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, spanning worlds and dimensions, using strange and speculative elements to tackle issues ranging from class differences to immigration to first-generation experiences to xenophobia What does it mean to be other? What does it mean to love in a world determined to keep us apart? These questions murmur in the heart of each of Brenda Peynado's strange and singular stories. Threaded with magic, transcending time and place, these stories explore what it means to cross borders and break down walls, personally and politically. In one story, suburban families perform oblations to cattlelike angels who live on their roofs, believing that their "thoughts and prayers" will protect them from the world's violence. In another, inhabitants of an unnamed dictatorship slowly lose their own agency as pieces of their bodies go missing and, with them, the essential rights that those appendages serve. "The Great Escape" tells of an old woman who hides away in her apartment, reliving the past among beautiful objects she's hoarded, refusing all visitors, until she disappears completely. In the title story, children begin to levitate, flying away from their parents and their home country, leading them to eat rocks in order to stay grounded. With elements of science fiction and fantasy, fabulism and magical realism, Brenda Peynado uses her stories to reflect our flawed world, and the incredible, terrifying, and marvelous nature of humanity.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143135627
ISBN-13
9780143135623
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050014842

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rock Eaters : Stories
Author
Brenda Peynado
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3616.E96r63 2021
Reviews
"A stunning debut collection comprised of provocative stories that are oddly healing and horizon-expanding. An exciting new voice." --Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation "A genre-bending sociopolitical commentary with prose that shines." -- The Washington Post "This book is a giant. What staggering reach and ambition Brenda Peynado's stories have: here are aliens, tortured superhumans, angels, sufferings literalized as stones, ritualized drownings, enchanted sleeps, the hauntings of home, all rendered with the kind of power that sweeps us effortlessly from exhilaration to despair and back again. The Rock Eaters is the work of an imagination that brooks no limits, that claims, masterfully, all territories as its own. I'm in awe of this book. It's one of the most thrilling debuts I've read in years." --Clare Beams, author of The Illness Lesson "I love Brenda Peynado's big, beautiful imagination and the way her stories open up whole universes of possibility in only a few vivid pages. She is a magical mindbender--in conversation with Karen Russell and Margaret Atwood--who helps us understand the troubling issues of our world through a speculative lens. The Rock Eaters will put a spell on you." --Benjamin Percy, author of Suicide Woods , Thrill Me , The Dark Net , and Red Moon "This book. This beautiful, fierce, tender, aching, and glorious book. The Rock Eaters has the range, depth, art, and humanity that is short fiction at its peak. These are stories that demand you sit and breathe after finishing. From rocks that hold sorrow to hands and arms that stretch forever, Peynado's voice is singular. An extraordinary collection." --Erika Swyler, bestselling author of Light from Other Stars and The Book of Speculation
Target Audience
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2020-033789

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