{"product_id":"atomik-aztex-9780872864405","title":"Atomik Aztex","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the alternate universe of this glitteringly surreal first novel, the Aztecs rule, having conquered the European invaders. Zenzontli, Keeper of the House of Darkness, is visited by visions of a parallel world run by the Europeans, where consumerism reigns supreme. Aztecs armed with automatic weapons, totemic powers and blood sacrifice conquer and colonize 1940s Europe, as ghosts of the world wars emerge to haunt contemporary Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomik Aztex\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious read. A potent concoction, with influences from graphic novels, along with Ishmael Reed's \u003ci\u003eMumbo Jumbo\u003c\/i\u003e, the paranoia of Philip K. Dick and William Burroughs, and an outrageous cyber-Aztl n mix reminiscent of Guillermo G mez-Pe a.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSesshu Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCity Terrace Field Manual\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSesshu Foster taught composition and literature in East L.A. for over 20 years, and at the University of Iowa, the California Institute for the Arts, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. His work is published in The Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry, Language for a New Century: Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond, and State of the Union: 50 Political Poems. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eEladatl: A History of the East Los Angeles Dirigible Air Transport Lines\u003c\/i\u003e with Arturo Ernesto Romo, published by City Lights. His previous books include the novel \u003ci\u003eAtomik Aztex\u003c\/i\u003e and the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eWorld Ball Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, both with City Lights, as well as \u003ci\u003eCity of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity Terrace Field Manual\u003c\/i\u003e. A celebrated writer, his literary awards are numerous: Sesshu was awarded the American Book Award and the Asian American Literary Award in Poetry for \u003ci\u003eWorld Ball Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e; the Believer Book Award for \u003ci\u003eAtomik Aztex\u003c\/i\u003e; an American Book Award for Invocation LA: Urban Multicultural Poetry; and finalist for the PEN Center West Poetry Prize, as well as the Paterson Poetry Prize, for \u003ci\u003eCity Terrace Field Manual\u003c\/i\u003e. Sesshu is based in Alhambra, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492198060306,"sku":"9780872864405","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1debfc3-f8f8-4c0d-aa94-25637de0d997.jpg?v=1730576428","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/atomik-aztex-9780872864405","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}