Ten Planets

Fanciful, philosophical science fictions by the writer of Signs Preceding the End of the World, one of The Guardian's '100 Best Books of the 21st Century'.

About the author

Yuri Herrera’s first novel to appear in English, Signs Preceding the End of the World, won the Best Translated Book Award and was chosen by The Guardian as one of ‘The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century’. His second novel The Transmigration of Bodies was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and his sci-fi inflected collection of stories Ten Planets was a finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize. He teaches at Tulane University, New Orleans.Lisa Dillman teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American writers. Her recent translations include The Bitch and Abyss by Pilar Quintana.

Summary

Drawing on science fiction, noir, and the philosophical fiction of Borges and Calvino, these stories signal a new dimension in the work of this significant writer. Monsters and aliens abound, but who is the monster and who the alien? Ten Planets leaves us with a sense of awe at our world and the worlds beyond our ken as Herrera takes a giant leap.

Product details

• Authors: Yuri Herrera
• Assisted by: Lisa Dillman (Translation), Dillman Lisa (Translation)
• Publisher: And Other Stories
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781913505608
• ISBN: 978-1-913505-60-8
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy > Science fiction; Science Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary