{"product_id":"evil-flowers-stories-paperback","title":"Evil Flowers: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGunnhild Øyehaug\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed, award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Present Tense Machine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of playfully surreal stories about love, death, and metamorphosis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEvil Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, a precise but madcap collection of short stories, Gunnhild  yehaug extracts the bizarre from the mundane and reveals the strange, startling brilliance of everyday life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her new collection,  yehaug renovates the form again and again, confirming Lydia Davis's observation that her \"every story [is] a formal surprise, smart and droll.\" These tales converse with, contradict, and expand on one another; birds, slime eels, and wild beasts reappear, gnawing at the fringes. A fairly large part of a woman's brain slips into the toilet bowl, removing her ability to remember or recognize species of birds (particularly problematic because she is an ornithologist). Medicinal leeches ingest information through fiberoptic cables, and a new museum sinks into the ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Charles Baudelaire, a dreamer and romantic in the era of realism,  yehaug revolts against the ordinary, reaching instead for the wonder to be found in fantasy and absurdity. Brimming with wit, ingenuity, and irrepressible joy, these stories mark another triumph from a dazzling international writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGunnhild Øyehaug \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning Norwegian poet, essayist, and fiction writer. Her story collection \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e was published by FSG in 2017, followed in 2018 by \u003ci\u003eWait, Blink\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eWomen in Oversized Men's Shirts\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2022 by \u003ci\u003ePresent Tense Machine\u003c\/i\u003e. Øyehaug lives in Bergen, where she teaches creative writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew up bilingual. She has a BA in Scandinavian studies and an MA in translation. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Håkon Øvreås and illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, won the 2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award. Before becoming a translator, she worked in theater in London and Oslo. She teaches in the Scandinavian studies department at the University of Edinburgh.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777174372640,"sku":"9781250321800","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3991416fb4db0bf616a7c8ba6e5cadd.webp?v=1780493365","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/evil-flowers-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}