Roadkill

DESCRIPTION : We had always been rare and mysterious creatures. Wed been taught this ever since we were children. With strong roots in feminist science fiction and fantasy, Roadkills exhilarating stories transport us to strange new worlds. In a near future where women are an endangered minority, two young friends try to break free from a facility designed for those few who can still give birth. Every year in a secluded seaside village, a maiden is sacrificed to a divine sea serpent. In a daring thriller about a womans fragmentation of her self, a writer in an abusive marriage becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman in a purple dress. The last female shaman of an indigenous tribe tells her stories to a visiting research team. And in South Koreas Alps Grand Park, the residents exist in an exclusive world dominated by giant air purifier towers as others are left to live in the shade. The women in these stories find themselves trapped by circumstance, society or tradition as they fight for a means of escape. This sweeping and subversive collection celebrates their strength and their courage, their desire for independence and self-expression. Translated by Archana Madhavan PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781787304857 BY (AUTHOR) Amil, TRANSLATED BY Madhavan, Archana PUBLISHER : Vintage Publishing PUBLICATION DATE : August 07, 2025 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Harvill Secker LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 216 mm x 135 mm WEIGHT : 300 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items Society & Social Sciences