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"James Baldwin meets Aldous Huxley" in this "highly original" speculative fable ( Chicago Tribune ). Nominated for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction In a post-human world, creatures called oafs keep humanlike "mans" as beloved pets. One day, a poor boy oaf brings home a man, whom he hides under his bed in the hopes his parents won't find out . . . "Much like Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel Planet of the Apes , this novel is a sardonic parable on the nature and destiny of the species. A nimble fable whose bold narrative experiment is elevated by its near-biblical language and affectionate embrace of our inherent flaws." #8212; Kirkus Reviews "An imaginative and honest epic, weaving together biblical stories, fantasy, poetry, and fairy tales with a touch of realism. . . . Allen asks us to question the assumptions, -isms, and contradictions of the modern world. . . . Recalling the humanitarian concerns of Octavia Butler's Fledgling and the poetry of Ovid's Metamorphosis [ sic ], this book will appeal to readers of literary fiction and fantasy." #8212; Library Journal "Imaginative, versatile, and daring, Allen raids the realms of myth and fairy tales in this topsy-turvy speculative

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Author

Allen, Preston L.

Publisher

Akashic Books, Ltd.

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781617751622

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.37 / 5 (155 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14