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Margot is the child of renowned musicians and the product of a particularly punky upbringing. Burnt-out from the burden of expectation and the bad end of the worst relationship yet, she leaves New York and heads to to the Pacific Northwest. She's seeking to escape both the eyes of the world and the echoing voice of that last bad man. But a chance encounter with a dubious doctor in a graveyard, and the discovery of a dozen old film reels, opens the door to a study of both the peculiarities of her body and the absurdities of her famous family.

This is the story of Evan Evanescent, a quality assessor, who becomes mired in a surrealistic web of corporate psychology, metaphysical guilt, and the suffocating nature of internalised standards. He develops an obsession with an enigmatic poem which leads him to perceive a silent, invisible...

»Und die Kugel blieb sich immer gleich, völlig unberührt von allem.« Urplötzlich schwebt sie nahe einer tschechischen Kleinstadt über der Erde: eine Kugel, die nichts weiter zu tun scheint und einfach milchig vor sich hin schimmert. Bei den Stadtbewohnern aber, die sie vor ein enormes...

A Lynchian, absurdist debut novel for fans of Joy Williams and Emma Cline about two disaffected young women and the local homeless man they become obsessed with The Bowl is a strange place: Surrounded by abandoned almond orchards filled with feral children and neighboring towns that keep burning...

Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamitiesis a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories. In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In...

Mitty Woodlawn is a local cook at the Joy Annex. He helps his pupils master several dishes and includes kind words with their meals. Mitty’s accommodating nature is captivating to all sorts of residents. His friends Buford and Scarlett, help Mitty navigate through a tough time in his life. Not only have they been there from the jump, but they adore him in every way. Mitty’s harmonious time in Cherishville changes when an odd woman enrolls in his class. He decides to entertain her kooky demeanor and ends up in an unforeseen adventure. His professionalism, freedom and livelihood will be tested.

When a devastating EMP attack wipes out the electrical grid across the United States, the people of Clinton, Iowa suddenly find themselves cut off from the modern world—no phones, no internet, no refrigeration, no idea whether the federal government still exists, and only three days’ worth of patience remaining. Mayor Frank Ramey is trying to keep the city functioning with lanterns, rationed gasoline, and whatever remains of Midwestern common sense.

Imagine a noir thriller that turns completely sideways. A man confronting the darkest reflections of his own obsessions and delusions, and discovers that killing the mirror only deepens the fracture. A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT is a darkly comic psychological noir in which a mild-mannered man's life descends into chaos when he confronts Andor Vescov, a charming and unhinged figure from his past; a fever-dream of absurdity, horror, and dark comedy, blending psychological tension, cult rituals, and a protagonist whose only crime is surviving his own madness.

Cementing her mastery across genres, Catherine Lacey returns with a new collection of visceral and absurdist short fiction. Across the nine stories in My Stalkers, Catherine Lacey’s second collection of short fiction, women are constantly confronted with the thrill, banality, and horror of...

Greg Host is a normal guy. Or at least he was 6'2", mid-level retail manager, owner of one judgmental cat. But when he notices he’s a fraction shorter one morning, his ordinary life begins to unravel one inch at a time. No one believes him. Doctors shrug. His mom blames dehydration. And the universe? It just keeps laughing.

Already an international sensation, this darkly funny and provocatively visceral novel introduces one of contemporary fiction's most unforgettable heroines: a gifted butcher whose greatest longing is to become a mother. To Esther, meat is beautiful. It is how she understands the world. Raised in...

Drei Freunde, ein alter Saab und die Stimmen der Toten: eine rasante, lakonisch-komische Friedhofsodyssee durch Mitteleuropa. Lorenzo, Caspar und Miss Detroit sind unterwegs im alten Saab. Ihr Ziel: die Friedhöfe Mitteleuropas. Mit jedem gefahrenen Kilometer rücken die drei näher aneinander und hören die Stimmen der Toten von Grab zu Grab deutlicher.

What if London’s heaviest man weighed absolutely nothing? In this brilliantly bizarre, darkly comedic tale by H.G. Wells, an annoyed gentleman named Formalyn is relentlessly badgered by Pyecraft - the most monstrously obese, insufferable clubman in London. Desperate to escape his massive size...

Au début des années 1860, à l’heure où la Russie se libéralise, un fonctionnaire se fait avaler par le premier crocodile jamais montré à Saint-Pétersbourg. En cette période de naissance du capitalisme, le crocodile est à la fois propriété privée et source de revenus, il est donc...

In this B-Movie Horror homage, Jerry Blaze brings you a story involving scifi elements, extreme horror, and absurdist creatures! Deep in the Amazon rainforest, a military facility is concocting top-secret project to turn the infamous Candiru fish into super weapons. However, a disgruntled scientist winds up releasing the mutated beasts into the wild and putting everyone at risk. Soon, a group of Peace Corps. volunteers wind up as prey for the mutant ass-munching monsters, leading to a bloody showdown when the military comes to retrieve their project at any cost!

When the Clouds Are Shaped Like Lemons is an eccentric, yet heartwarming collection that is consolation for the misfits, the artists and those who never quite fit the mold. These stories, essays and poetic writings help the listener to find humor in the absurd, comfort in curiosity, and reflection on the inevitability of mortality. The subtle highlights regarding social issues and cultural commentary help bring about varying perspectives. But most importantly, the writings here challenge the listener to explore emotional vulnerability, and endless compassion for both yourself, and others.

Johnny is fine. His best friend and writing partner, Jace, is dead. But Johnny is fine. It’s really not a problem that the animated TV duck that Johnny created with Jace appears at Jace’s funeral and begins speaking to Johnny with Jace’s voice. Through messy memories, this unreliable narrator must learn to untangle his co-dependency from Jace by facing his unrequited feelings and opening his heart to new possibilities. Maybe by letting go of the show, Johnny can learn to let go of his own grief and say goodbye to Jace – and Dick – for good.

A darkly funny, pyrotechnic and deeply unsettling novel from the internationally acclaimed author of New Animal. Sabine returned carrying a bag containing an effortless pair of Christian Wijnants fringed trousers and Ann Demeulemeeter Crinkle Nero boots. The sales assistant had agreed that the...

WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR Perfect for fans of Haruki Murakami, Ghost Cities is a profound and highly imaginative novel that cleverly draws on Chinese history to explore the absurdity of modern life and work. Ghost Cities - inspired by the vacant...

After his run-in with The Handyman, Paul is in search for the simple life: simple job, simple food, simple place to stay. But the town of Deliverance is anything but simple in their attempts to be simply charming. Behind all their fancy niceties, the town harbors hate and disgust for grimy Wasteland people. They’ll do anything to protect their odd interpretation of what was once a normal life thirty years ago, before The Wasteland Star wreaked havoc upon the world. But now their way of life is challenged by a string of fires. Has The Handyman come into town? Is Evil rebelling?