Ox Ghost Snake Demon
a new collection from Jade Song, author of CHLORINE
Will be published approx. on 14. January 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-80444-371-2 (ISBN)
Description
Inspired by the Chinese zodiac, OX GHOST SNAKE DEMON is the bold first collection from Jade Song, the acclaimed author of CHLORINE and I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE.
Childhood best friends reunite, a housewife takes revenge on her suburban neighbours and a girl remembers her mother by the tiger stripes that adorn her skin. Love stories begin, a dragon rises and a disgruntled officer worker makes meals flavoured by those who have crossed them.
Each story, written in striking prose and laced with darkness, is inspired by the traits associated a different animal in the Chinese zodiac and explores transformation: what it means to unapologetically become more ourselves outside the constraints of all and any dominant cultural narratives.
Childhood best friends reunite, a housewife takes revenge on her suburban neighbours and a girl remembers her mother by the tiger stripes that adorn her skin. Love stories begin, a dragon rises and a disgruntled officer worker makes meals flavoured by those who have crossed them.
Each story, written in striking prose and laced with darkness, is inspired by the traits associated a different animal in the Chinese zodiac and explores transformation: what it means to unapologetically become more ourselves outside the constraints of all and any dominant cultural narratives.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bonnier Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80444-371-2 (9781804443712)
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Person
Jade Song is an artist and the author of the novels I Love You Don't Die and Chlorine, which was selected as a New York Times Editor's Choice, translated into multiple languages, and won the Writer's Center First Novel Prize and the Alex Award. Song pole dances and lives with too many books.