{"product_id":"alien-stories","title":"Alien Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A vital voice in the short story, telling us new truths with deep humanity.\"\u003cbr\u003e–George Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated Nigerian-born writer E.C. Osondu delivers a short-story collection of nimble dexterity and startling originality in his BOA Short Fiction Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAlien Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese eighteen startling stories, each centered around an encounter with the unexpected, explore what it means to be an alien. With a nod to the dual meaning of \u003ci\u003ealien\u003c\/i\u003e as both foreigner and extraterrestrial, Osondu turns familiar science-fiction tropes and immigration narratives on their heads, blending one with the other to call forth a whirlwind of otherness. With wry observations about society and human nature, in shifting landscapes from Africa to America to outer space and back again, \u003ci\u003eAlien Stories\u003c\/i\u003e breaks down the concept of foreignness to reveal what unites us all as ‘aliens’ within a complex and interconnected universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315035775358,"sku":"NW9781950774319","price":11.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781950774319.jpg?v=1778693722","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/alien-stories","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}