Harper Academic

Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls

Stories

by Alissa Nutting

On Sale: 07/03/2018

Price: $16.99

Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls

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Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls

Stories

by Alissa Nutting

On Sale: 07/03/2018

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Price: $16.99

About the Book

In this darkly comic and surreal collection from celebrated author Alissa Nutting, misfit women scramble for agency in a series of uncanny circumstances

Throughout these breathtakingly creative seventeen stories spread across time, space, and differing planes of reality, we encounter a host of women and girls in a wide range of unusual jobs. A space cargo deliverywoman enlists the help of her cybersex partner to release her mother from cryogenic prison.  Desperate for affection and a more lavish lifestyle, a young woman falls under the corrosive spell of the fashion model for whom she’s given up everything to assist. A woman submits to a procedure that will turn her body into a futuristic ant farm, only to discover the sinister plans of her doctor.

Though the settings these women find themselves in are as shocking and unique as they come, the emotional battles they face are searing and real. Some are trying to fight their way out of the cycle of abuse, while others must cope with the anguish brought on by infertility or the aftershocks of an abortion. Still others confront and embrace their most depraved desires, carving out power for themselves in worlds that relentlessly ask for conformity.

Wickedly funny yet ringing with deep truths about gender, authority and the ways we inhabit and restrict the female body, Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls is a brilliant commentary on the kaleidoscope of human behavior and a remarkably nuanced satire for our times.

Critical Praise

“Nutting is one of the most wildly funny and provocative authors working today. Never afraid of the grotesque (rather, she likes to examine it at length), Nutting is comfortable exploring all aspects of the human condition, and this is all put to good use in her new collection of stories.” — Nylon Magazine

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062699855
  • ISBN 10: 0062699857
  • Imprint: Ecco
  • On Sale: 07/03/2018
  • Trimsize: 5.310 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.430 in (d)
  • Pages: 192
  • List Price: $16.99
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  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Literary
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Psychological
  • BISAC4 : FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century
  • BISAC5 : FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
  • BISAC6 : FICTION / Contemporary Women
  • BISAC7 : FICTION / Jewish
  • BISAC8 : FICTION / Sea Stories
  • BISAC9 : FICTION / African American / General
  • BISAC10 : FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor