Weight | 0.249 kg |
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Dimensions | 209 × 148 × 17 mm |
ISBN | 9781903110775 |
Cover | Paperback |
Publication Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Wrecking Ball Press |
£10.00
Toxins (and Other Poisons)
Toxins (and other poisons) is a collection of short stories, all with the same common denominator: a man with a hat and a turquoise scarf, and a merciless, inescapable feeling of being trapped. The main characters, starting from a realistic condition, find themselves in situations that slowly begin to disconnect from reality, and become disturbing and weird, putting them in a condition of (sometimes dark, sometimes lighter and ironic) uneasiness. Toxins (and other poisons) is an overall story of glitches in the system, of individuals floating in a sea of social and technological stimuli, trying their best to fit in, yet failing because defecting of the skills that allow them to be suited to their world.
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