The stories in Peter Carey’s collection are strange, funny, and chilling. Their landscapes are exotic and surreal, set in a threatening near-future era that subtly reflects modern life. Carey’s narratives are an exciting blend of myth, fantasy, and allegory, where, like in dreams, something strange and menacing takes control.
There are societies where people gamble for new bodies in a genetic lottery or watch anxiously as buildings, parts of the landscape, and eventually their neighbors begin to decay and disappear. This is what happens when a miniature replica of a small town and its inhabitants become more convincing than the original, or when a group of overweight men, isolated by a revolutionary government, plot to overthrow it.
Pages: 192, Year of Publication: 0101, Dimensions: 12.6x12.6cm
