Vague Predictions and Prophecies

In this debut short story collection about the myriad of ways in which desire structures (and destroys) the self, language, and love, Daisuke Shen emphasizes a resounding truth: our fractured understandings of each other may yet be enough. Daisuke Shen's stories conjure forth a vast and often spectacular array of voices. Disparate as they might seem, their limitations often serve as entryways: insanity, anger, fear, shame can be understood by those who are willing to listen. A couple employs a long-distance dating service that provides them exact clones of their partners, but then slowly begin losing their memories. Four boys with cruel intentions come across a field of statuesque women, unaware of the vengeance that awaits them. Paranoia leads a brilliant engineer into creating a language-processing machine that will tell her the truth of others' emotions. Vague Predictions & Prophecies explores transformation, alienation, and identity, questioning the very nature of human connection. Through beautifully written prose, Shen invokes magical realism to create gigantic worlds packed inside deceptively small packages.

Author: Daisuke Shen

Publisher: Clash Books

Publication Date: Aug 13, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1960988131

ISBN-13: 9781960988133