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Salmonella Men on Planet Porno
| Author: | Yasutaka Tsutsui |
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Vintage, 2010 Pantheon Books, 2008 Alma Books, 2006 |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
An irresistible mix of imagination, satire, and humor, these stories by acclaimed Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui imagine the consequences of a world where the fantastic and the mundane collide.
The opening story, "The Dabba Dabba Tree," details the hilarious side effects of a small conical tree that, when placed at the foot of one's bed, creates erotic dreams. In "Commuter Army," a sly commentary on the ludicrousness of war, a weapons supplier becomes an unwilling conscript in a war zone. "The World is Tilting" imagines a floating city that slowly begins to sink on one side, causing its citizens to reorient their daily lives to preserve a semblance of normality. And in the title story, we see how obscenely absurd the environment on Planet Porno appears to a group of scientists. The stories in Salmonella Men on Planet Porno winningly combine madcap hilarity and a sharp eye toward the insanities of contemporary life.
Contents:
- The Dabba Dabba Tree - short story 1974
- Rumours About Me - short story 1972
- Don't Laugh - short story 1970
- Farmer Airlines - short story 1976
- Bear's Wood Main Line - short story 1974
- The Very Edge of Happiness - short story 1974
- Commuter Army - short story 1974
- Hello, Hello, Hello! - short story 1974
- The World Is Tilting - short story 2002
- Bravo Herr Mozart! - short story 1986
- The Last Smoker - short story 2002
- Bad for the Heart - novelette 1974
- Salmonella Men on Planet Porno - novella 2005
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