{"product_id":"mars-stories-paperback","title":"Mars: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAsja Bakic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Zoble\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEllen Elias-Bursac\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans of \"sly, uncommon stories\" by \"a major talent\" (Jeff VanderMeer, author of \u003cem\u003eBorne\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMars\u003c\/em\u003e showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bakic's stories are a dark delight--a treasury of forbidden pleasures, moments of resistance and resilience, and terrifying possibilities.\" --\u003cem\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At turns funny, surreal, and grounded in simple language but flung through twisted realities, the stories in this collection are provocative and utterly readable.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Skillfully disorienting.\" --\u003cem\u003eBUST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsja Bakic\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1982) 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, her translation of \u003ci\u003eZovite me Esteban\u003c\/i\u003e by Lejla Kalamujic, and her translation of \u003ci\u003eMars \u003c\/i\u003eby Asja Bakic, which was named one of the \"Best Fiction Books of 2019\" by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Zoble is on the faculty of Liberal Studies at NYU, where she teaches writing and translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Elias-Bursac\u003c\/b\u003e has been translating fiction and nonfiction by Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian writers since the 1980s, including novels and short stories by David Albahari, Dubravka Ugresic, Dasa Drndic, and Karim Zaimovič. She is co-author of a textbook for the study of Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian with Ronelle Alexander and author of \u003cem\u003eTranslating Evidence and Interpreting Testimony at a War Crimes Tribunal: Working in a Tug-of-War\u003c\/em\u003e, awarded the Mary Zirin Prize in 2015. She has taught at the Harvard Slavic Department, Tufts University, ASU and the New England Friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248874963193,"sku":"9781936932481","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NnRqTDRKN2VCU1RLNkJ2aFVrd09Ddz09.webp?v=1768641134","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mars-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}