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A manufactured and pre-programmed serial killer; a suicidal robot; a romantic necrophiliac; and an archaeologist who feeds the perverse desires of aficionados of the apocalypse-Francisco García González's stories map out literary and metafictional approaches to the sci-fi universe in ways that echo the humor and violence of Miguel de Cervantes, María de Zayas, Jorge Luis Borges, Rosa Montero, and Roberto BolaÑo.
With a scholarly introduction by translator Bradley J. Nelson that introduces García González's oeuvre to contemporary readers and scholars of Spanish-language literature, this science fiction collection introduces Anglophones to this unique author.
García González turns a black mirror on contemporary society and its relation both to history and to the future. His insightfulness and relevance draw comparisons with Margaret Atwood, Neal Stephenson, and China Miéville, though his verbal economy and elegance are more akin to Cormac McCarthy, producing both disturbingly uncanny violence and unexpected comedy.
Contents
Introduction by Bradley J. Nelson: "Dystopia Is Now: The Reality of Science Fiction in Francisco GarcÍa GonzÁlez"
Part 1
When a Robot Decides to Die
True Killer
Fucking Swedes
The Visit
Part 2: Uchronias
The Year the Pig
Waiting for the Wagon
Why Do Dogs Bark at the Moon?
Yusnavy, the Eclipse of an Astro
How Nicely She Walks
