All the Names They Used for God: Stories

All the Names They Used for God: Stories

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Author: Sachdeva

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


The mysterious, often dangerous forces that shape our lives are explored in this exhilarating, highly-praised story collection with a new introduction. "One of the best collections I've ever read. Every single story is a standout."-Roxane Gay WINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE . LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE . NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR . Refinery29 . BookRiot "Fuses science, myth, and imagination into a dark and gorgeous series of questions about our current predicaments."--Anthony Doerr, author ofAll the Light We Cannot See A dystopian tale about genetically modified septuplets who are struck by a mysterious illness; a love story about a man bewitched by a mermaid; a stirring imagining of the lives of Nigerian schoolgirls in the aftermath of a Boko Haram kidnapping. The stories inAll the Names They Used for Godbreak down genre barriers-from science fiction to American Gothic to magical realism to horror-and are united by each character's brutal struggle with fate. Like many of us, the characters in this collection are in pursuit of the sublime. Along the way, they must navigate the borderland between salvation and destruction. NAMED A MUST-READ BOOK BYHarper's Bazaar.Entertainment Weekly.AM New York . Reading WomenAND A TOP READ BYElle.Fast Company.The Christian Science Monitor . Bustle .Shondaland . Popsugar .Refinery29 .Bookish.Newsday.The Millions.Asian American Writers' Workshop.HelloGiggles "Strange and wonderful . . . delightfully unexpected."-The New York Times Book Review "Completing one story is like having lived an entire life, and then being born, breathless, into another."-Carmen Maria Machado "Captivating."-NPR "Gripping."-Los Angeles Review of Books " A remarkable debut . . . Sachdeva is seemingly fearless and her talent limitless."-AM New York "This phenomenal debut short-story collection is filled with stories that bring the otherworldly to life and examine the strangeness of humanity."-Bustle "So rich they read like dreams . . . They are enormous stories, not in length but in ambition, each an entirely new, unsparing world. Beautiful, draining-and entirely unforgettable."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Sachdeva

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


The mysterious, often dangerous forces that shape our lives are explored in this exhilarating, highly-praised story collection with a new introduction. "One of the best collections I've ever read. Every single story is a standout."-Roxane Gay WINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE . LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE . NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR . Refinery29 . BookRiot "Fuses science, myth, and imagination into a dark and gorgeous series of questions about our current predicaments."--Anthony Doerr, author ofAll the Light We Cannot See A dystopian tale about genetically modified septuplets who are struck by a mysterious illness; a love story about a man bewitched by a mermaid; a stirring imagining of the lives of Nigerian schoolgirls in the aftermath of a Boko Haram kidnapping. The stories inAll the Names They Used for Godbreak down genre barriers-from science fiction to American Gothic to magical realism to horror-and are united by each character's brutal struggle with fate. Like many of us, the characters in this collection are in pursuit of the sublime. Along the way, they must navigate the borderland between salvation and destruction. NAMED A MUST-READ BOOK BYHarper's Bazaar.Entertainment Weekly.AM New York . Reading WomenAND A TOP READ BYElle.Fast Company.The Christian Science Monitor . Bustle .Shondaland . Popsugar .Refinery29 .Bookish.Newsday.The Millions.Asian American Writers' Workshop.HelloGiggles "Strange and wonderful . . . delightfully unexpected."-The New York Times Book Review "Completing one story is like having lived an entire life, and then being born, breathless, into another."-Carmen Maria Machado "Captivating."-NPR "Gripping."-Los Angeles Review of Books " A remarkable debut . . . Sachdeva is seemingly fearless and her talent limitless."-AM New York "This phenomenal debut short-story collection is filled with stories that bring the otherworldly to life and examine the strangeness of humanity."-Bustle "So rich they read like dreams . . . They are enormous stories, not in length but in ambition, each an entirely new, unsparing world. Beautiful, draining-and entirely unforgettable."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)