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After the apocalypse stories

In her new collection, Story Prize finalist Maureen F. McHugh delves into the dark heart of contemporary life and life five minutes from now and how easy it is to mix up one with the other. Her stories are post-bird flu, in the middle of medical trials, wondering if our computers are smarter than us...

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Main Author: McHugh, Maureen F.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Easthampton, MA : [Minneapolis, Minn.] : Small Beer Press ; Distributed by Consortium, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Dystopias > Fiction.
Epidemics > Fiction.
End of the world > Fiction.
Short stories, American > 20th century.
Short stories.
Dystopian fiction.
Science fiction.
Summary: In her new collection, Story Prize finalist Maureen F. McHugh delves into the dark heart of contemporary life and life five minutes from now and how easy it is to mix up one with the other. Her stories are post-bird flu, in the middle of medical trials, wondering if our computers are smarter than us, wondering when our jobs are going to be outsourced overseas, wondering if we are who we say we are, and not sure what we'd do to survive the coming zombie plague.
Physical Description: 188 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781931520294 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
1931520291 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
9781931520355 (ebook)
1931520356 (ebook)
Author Notes: Maureen F. McHugh: Maureen F. McHugh has lived in NYC, Shijiazhuang, China, Ohio, Austin, Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of a collection, Mothers & Other Monsters (Story Prize finalist), and four novels, including China Mountain Zhang (Tiptree Award winner) and Nekropolis (a New York Times Editor's Choice). McHugh has also worked on alternate reality games for Halo 2, The Watchmen, and Nine Inch Nails, among others.

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