After the Apocalypse: Stories "—The Plain DealerMaureen F."—Nancy Pearl, NPR"Hauntingly beautiful. Her stories are post-bird flu, in the middle of medical trials, wondering if our computers are smarter than us, wondering when our jobs are going to
| TITLE | : | After the Apocalypse: Stories |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.70 (674 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1931520291 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 188 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2011-11-08 |
| GENRE | : |
Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best of the YearIn her new collection, Story Prize finalist Maureen F. McHugh delves into the dark heart of contemporary life and life five minutes from now and how easy it is to mix up one with the other. Her stories are post-bird flu, in the middle of medical trials, wondering if our computers are smarter than us, wondering when our jobs are going to be outsourced overseas, wondering if we are who we say we are, and not sure what we'd do to survive the coming zombie plague.Praise for Maureen F. McHugh:"Gorgeously crafted stories."—Nancy Pearl, NPR"Hauntingly beautiful."—Booklist"Unpredictable and poetic work."—The Plain DealerMaureen F. McHugh has lived in New York; Shijiazhuang, China; Ohio; Austin, Texas; and now lives in Los Angeles, California. She is the author of a Story Prize finalist collection, Mothers &
EDITORIAL :
"Incisive, contemporary, and always surprising, McHugh's second collection confronts near-future life with an ironic and particular eye. Her characters live with zombies, struggle to make ends meet on the ArizonaMexico border, and cope with China's descent into capitalism in stories that stretch the boundaries of imagination."
Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best of the Year
"Superb. Against backdrops of sheer terror, Ms. McHugh's characters insist on investing themselves in flirtations, friendships and jobs. They keep their innocent curiosity for the world even as it falls to pieces."
Wall Street Journal
The stories in After the Apocalypse will catch many readers off-guard; they’re suspenseful, but they never quite go where you expect them to. The end of the world as we know it will never be the same again.”
Salon
The best
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