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The Age of Calamities: Stories
By Senaa Ahmad
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By Senaa Ahmad
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Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamities is a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories.
In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In ?Let?s Play Dead,? Henry VIII wants Anne Boleyn gone, but there?s a tiny problem?she keeps coming back to life no matter what he does. ?Choose Your Own Apocalypse? hurls readers back to 1945, where they as...
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History as Mythology: A Guest Post by Senaa Ahmad
A sharp and smart debut collection of stories from a singular voice in fiction. Read on for an exclusive essay from Senaa Ahmad on writing The Age of Calamities. I’ve always been drawn to stories that reimagine the past or reframe familiar mythologies. And I’ve always loved stories that are a little slippery and strange, […]
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