{"product_id":"man-hating-psycho-stories-9781965028001","title":"Man Hating Psycho: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNine darkly funny stories about the humiliations of our screen-thirsty, socially frayed era by one of the UK's most audacious writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMan Hating Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, Iphgenia Baal captures the humor, absurdism, and surreality of online encounters, demonstrating how the indifferent depravity that rules the internet has spilled over into our everyday, face-to-face interactions. In these stories, set in London in the late aughts, young people stage rooftop confessions, DIY group shows, and bowling-alley brawls, and fumble toward a muddled sense of racial and class identity and sexual politics in a world growing increasingly unfamiliar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Pain in the Neck,\" a woman's misguided act of generosity toward an old friend leads to one of the worst nights of her life. A group of teenagers in \"Pro Life\" disintegrates over a shocking secret that proves their inability to see one another clearly. And in \"Crazy Menu,\" a dissolute stag party at a Ukrainian strip club unravels into a hilarious spectacle of excess. Provocative, irreverent, and startlingly original, this collection cements Baal as one of the most resolute and daring voices in contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIphgenia Baal \u003c\/b\u003eis a publisher, organizer, and the author of several books and zines, including \u003ci\u003eDeath \u0026amp; Facebook \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGentle Art.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Hardy Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Granta Young British Novelists award in 2013. Her style has been described as a \"marrying of politics and ass,\" and has been likened to James Joyce, Manuel Puig, and Dodie Bellamy. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe White Review, AQNB, Schizm\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives and works in Glasgow, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hagfish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51721014739218,"sku":"9781965028001","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b7342e8a-a290-4451-9776-bbee694e4a2e.jpg?v=1762946549","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/man-hating-psycho-stories-9781965028001","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}