{"product_id":"9781950774319","title":"Alien Stories","description":"Author: E.C. Osondu\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781950774319\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vital voice in the short story, telling us new truths with deep humanity.\"\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated Nigerian-born writer E.C. Osondu delivers a short-story collection of nimble dexterity and startling originality in his BOA Short Fiction Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAlien Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese eighteen startling stories, each centered around an encounter with the unexpected, explore what it means to be an alien. With a nod to the dual meaning of \u003ci\u003ealien\u003c\/i\u003e as both foreigner and extraterrestrial, Osondu turns familiar science-fiction tropes and immigration narratives on their heads, blending one with the other to call forth a whirlwind of otherness. With wry observations about society and human nature, in shifting landscapes from Africa to America to outer space and back again, \u003ci\u003eAlien Stories\u003c\/i\u003e breaks down the concept of foreignness to reveal what unites us all as 'aliens' within a complex and interconnected universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925085536414,"sku":"ING-9781950774319","price":30.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781950774319.jpg?v=1782959072","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781950774319","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}