![]() ![]() ![]() In this riveting collection of stories, in which one is alternately startled, horrified, and delighted, Ma stands out once again as one of the most original writers of her generation.' * Sianne Ngai, author of Ugly Feelings * ' uses elements of the fantastic but grounds them in a reality that is more recognizably our own.The ideas of home and belonging recur throughout the collection.Ma also writes about motherhood and academic life and abusive relationships. It all adds up to a uniquely satisfying reading experience.' * Nick Drnaso, author of Sabrina * 'We know that the false and the true-like bliss and misery-are interlaced in the lifeworlds of globalized capitalism, but no one explores the affective contours and sensuous texture of that intermingling in the way Ling Ma does. ![]() Bliss Montage presents a strange and compelling intersection between stark realism and absurd fantasy. The stories in this collection progress in a pleasantly disorienting way, drifting through dreamlike scenarios that are at turns nightmarish, queasy, funny, or some combination of all three. 'Ling Ma is a master at subverting expectations. Winner of Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Awards 2022 (United States) ![]() Winner of The Story Prize 2022 (United States) ![]()
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