{"product_id":"sweetlust-stories-paperback","title":"Sweetlust: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAsja Bakic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Zoble\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eleven stories in \u003ci\u003eSweetlust\u003c\/i\u003e interweave feminist critique, intertextuality, and science fiction tropes in an irreverent portrait of our past, present, and future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a dystopian world with no men, women are \"rehabilitated\" at an erotic amusement park. Climate change has caused massive flooding and warming in the Balkans, where one programmer builds a time machine. And a devious reimagining of \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrows of Young Werther\u003c\/i\u003e refocuses to center a sexually adventurous Charlotte.Asja Bakic deploys the speculative and weird to playfully interrogate conversations around artificial intelligence, gender fluidity, and environmental degradation. As she did in her acclaimed debut \u003ci\u003eMars\u003c\/i\u003e, Bakic once again upends her characters' convictions and identities--and infuses each disorienting universe with sly humor and off-kilter eroticism. Visceral and otherworldly, \u003ci\u003eSweetlust\u003c\/i\u003e takes apart human desire and fragility, repeatedly framing pleasure as both inviting and perilous.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsja Bakic\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bosnian author of poetry and prose, as well as a translator. She was selected as one of Literary Europe Live's New Voices from Europe 2017, and her writing has been translated into seven languages. Her debut, \u003ci\u003eMars\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in English by Feminist Press in 2019. She currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Zoble\u003c\/b\u003e translates Balkan literature into English. Recent books include \u003ci\u003eCall Me Esteban\u003c\/i\u003e (Sandorf Passage 2021), her translation of \u003ci\u003eZovite me Esteban\u003c\/i\u003e by Lejla Kalamujic, and \u003ci\u003eMars\u003c\/i\u003e (Feminist Press 2019), which was selected by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e for the fiction list in its \"Best Books 2019\" issue. She is on the faculty of Liberal Studies at New York University, where she teaches writing and translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766237004064,"sku":"9781952177729","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6a6117f77d7775883b012476d24e045.webp?v=1780287861","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sweetlust-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}