Gods of want : stories / K-Ming Chang.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593241592
- ISBN: 0593241592
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 207 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: New York : One World, [2022]
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Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 22, 2022). |
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Subject: | Asian American women > Fiction. Sexual minority women > Fiction. Sexual minority women. Asian American women. |
Genre: | Fiction. short stories. Short stories. Short stories. Nouvelles. |