Literary Fiction
A surreal collection of short stories delving into human desires, both erotic and bizarre, through magical realist twists.
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A surreal collection of short stories delving into human desires, both erotic and bizarre, through magical realist twists.
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"A collection of wistful, witty stories." --Esquire "Hilarious, deep and a little bit dirty." --Harper's Bazaar A grief-stricken librarian decides to have sex with every man who enters her library. A half-mad, unbearably beautiful heiress follows a strange man home, seeking total sexual abandon: He only wants to watch game shows. A woman falls in love with a hunchback; when his deformity turns out to be a prosthesis, she leaves him. A wife whose husband has just returned from the war struggles w...
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Romance & sex
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Multiple stories include explicit on-page sexual scenes, erotic desires, and encounters like a librarian having sex with patrons.
Violence & gore
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Surreal body horror elements, such as a man returning from war without lips; some twisted physical transformations.
Profanity
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Mild profanity and strong language in dialogue.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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No political messaging.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Brief depictions of emotional suffering and grief.
Other
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