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," 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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- ISBN: 9780593241585
- Physical Description x, 206 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Mothers. Auntland -- The chorus of dead cousins -- Xífù -- Mandarin speakers -- Anchor -- The La-La store -- Myths. Nüwa -- Eating pussy -- Nine-headed birds -- Dykes -- Episodes of hoarders (as scenes from your life) -- Homophones -- Moths. Resident aliens -- Virginia Slims -- Mariela -- Meals for mourners. |