{"product_id":"out-there-2476","title":"Out There","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR KATE FOLK:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The literary love child of Kafka and Camus and Bradbury penning episodes of Black Mirror' Chang-Rae Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Disturbing alluring dazzling and creepy \u003ci\u003eOut There \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting collection that keeps you enthralled with every page' Claire North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fleet of fake men called 'blots' is unleashed onto the dating apps of San Francisco intent upon conning vulnerable women out of their data in the exquisite title story \u003ci\u003eOut There. \u003c\/i\u003eCompanion story \u003ci\u003eBig Sur \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the reality of the blots' personal experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sculptor trapped in a skyscraper restaurant when a violent coup erupts below creates a perfect model of the town as it is destroyed in \u003ci\u003eA Scale Model of Gull Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA ward for a mysterious bone-melting disorder is the scene of a perilous love triangle in \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA house possesses gigantic human organs that consume the overworked graduate students renting its rooms in \u003ci\u003eThe House's Beating Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA curtain of void obliterates the world at a steady pace leaving one woman to decide whom she wants to spend eternity with in \u003ci\u003eThe Void Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd many more that form Kate Folk's debut collection \u003ci\u003eOut There\u003c\/i\u003e deftly combines elements of science fiction horror and psychological realism to create implicitly political and feminist stories. A darkly comic exploration of our lives in the digital age the collection depicts a landscape that is eminently of-the-moment and Folk magnifies the ephemera of living with a healthy slice of absurdity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thematic pair - \u003ci\u003eOut There \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Sur - \u003c\/i\u003ethat bookend the collection have since been optioned as a TV series by Hulu with Kate serving as executive producer and co-writer with Sharon Horgan (\u003ci\u003eCatastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kate Folk's stories inhabit otherworldly realms where exquisite language and beguiling characters excavate the very nature of love and existence' Adam Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A literary swordsmith of feline dexterity very dark and very funny' Lisa Locascio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The stories in this stunning debut are funny fearless and moving... Folk's imagination is uncanny and arresting' Alex McElroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786908725427,"sku":"9781529399493","price":799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477327679781529399493.jpg?v=1762810580","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/out-there-2476","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}