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Загадочные существа, моделирующие в заброшенном загородном доме механическое королевство; золотая молодежь, обустраивающая собственные гробницы на египетский манер; супергерои, оккупировавшие телестудии в надежде прославиться на реалити-шоу; необъяснимое исчезновение космического корабля... В девяти остроумных рассказах Келли Линк описывает сумасшедший и чрезвычайно похожий на наш мир, в котором все, от тинейджеров до ошалевшего от кризиса среднего возраста голливудского актера, настойчиво ищут перемен... А находят все новые и новые проблемы!

She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as “the most darkly playful voice in American fiction” and by Neil Gaiman as “a national treasure.” Now Kelly Link’s eagerly awaited new collection—her first for adult readers in a decade—proves indelibly that this bewitchingly original writer is among the finest we have. Link has won an ardent following for her ability, with each new short story, to take readers deeply into an unforgettable, brilliantly constructed fictional universe. The nine exquisite examples in this collection show her in full command of her formidable powers. In “The Summer People,” a young girl in rural North Carolina serves…

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Slate • Toronto Star • Kirkus Reviews She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as “the most darkly playful voice in American fiction” and by Neil Gaiman as “a national treasure.” Now Kelly Link’s eagerly awaited new collection—her first for adult readers in a decade—proves indelibly that this bewitchingly original writer is among the finest we have. Link has won an ardent following for her ability, with each new short story, to take readers deeply into an unforgettable, brilliantly constructed fictional universe. The nine exquisite examples in this collection show her in…