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Signs of Life

by O. Thiam Chin
Signs of Life
Signs of Life

Strange and surreal stories with exultant life.

"Signs of Life" could be a good read for those who enjoy stories that are not bound by reality. The author's skillful writing creates a universe full of mystery and excitement that will keep readers engaged until the end. The stories are characterized by their surreal and imaginative qualities that bring the characters' desires, pains, and hungers to life, leaving readers with a sense of awe and wonder.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Signs of Life

by O. Thiam Chin
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ISBN: 9789811407963
Authors: O. Thiam Chin
Publisher: Math Paper Press
Date of Publication: 2019-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Speculative Fiction, Asian Literature, LGBTQ+, Urban Fantasy, Magical Realism, Science Fiction Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 25 readers)

Description

A mysterious terrorising force hounding a group of schoolgirls at a campfire. A couple trying to conceive in a post-apocalyptic world. Two gay men, the last of their kind, getting acquainted in a laboratory for the purpose of scientific observation. A Christ-like figure raising the dead in the heartlands. Strange and suspenseful, these stories offer a whole other world of voices, plot and imagery that opens up new terrain in what is possible and imaginable. With wit, sensitivity and dexterity, O’s characters slip from their ever-present reality into the surreal and unknown, and find in the process their hungers, desires and pains coming fully awake, thrumming with exultant life. To read these stories is to enter a new universe where nothing is taken for granted and everything is truly, readily possible.
 

Strange and surreal stories with exultant life.

"Signs of Life" could be a good read for those who enjoy stories that are not bound by reality. The author's skillful writing creates a universe full of mystery and excitement that will keep readers engaged until the end. The stories are characterized by their surreal and imaginative qualities that bring the characters' desires, pains, and hungers to life, leaving readers with a sense of awe and wonder.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.