{"product_id":"alien-stories","title":"Alien Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese eighteen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise for E. C. Osondu\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e“A vital voice in the short story, telling us new truths with deep humanity.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–George Saunders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e“Osondu looks at the human condition in all its poignant absurdity; with observant wonder and subtle humor, he portrays our capacity for heartbreak, resilience, love, courage, sorrow, and most of all, our unique capacity for hope and hopelessness rolled together.” \u003cb\u003e—Mary Gaitskill, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e“E.C. Osondu has written uncannily direct stories with nothing ‘posed’ about them. This is a collection of real power, surprise, and harsh beauty.” \u003cb\u003e—Amy Hempel, author of \u003ci\u003eSing to It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bm-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e“A very modern, compassionate voice...Osondu is ceaseless in his willingness to examine the human condition in all its glories and frailties.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32712016166993,"sku":"9781950774319","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/AlienStories_CVR_FIN_R2_LO.jpg?v=1609875441","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/alien-stories","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}