Unwieldy creatures

Title:

Unwieldy creatures

Author:

Tsai, Addie, 1979- author.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851, creator.

Summary:

"Unwieldy Creatures, a biracial, queer, gender-swapped retelling of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein, follows the story of three beings who all navigate life from the margins: Plum, a queer biracial Chinese intern at one of the world's top embryology labs, who runs away from home to openly be with her girlfriend only to be left on her own; Dr. Frank, a queer biracial Indonesian scientist, who compromises everything she claims to love in the name of science and ambition when she sets out to procreate without sperm or egg; and Dr. Frank's nonbinary creation who, painstakingly brought into the world, is abandoned due to complications at birth that result from a cruel twist of revenge. Plum struggles to determine the limits of her own ambition when Dr. Frank offers her a chance to assist with her next project. How far will Plum go in the name of scientific advancement, and what is she willing to risk?" -- Provided by publisher.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

275 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Queer fiction.

Subject Term:

Scientists -- Fiction.

Gender-nonconforming people -- Fiction.

Human experimentation in medicine -- Fiction.

Gays -- Fiction.

Lesbians -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851,

Publisher:

Jaded Ibis Press, LLC,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781938841361

Publication Information:

[San Diego, CA?] : Jaded Ibis Press, LLC, [2022]

Call Number:

TSAI

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Shortlisted for the 2022 Shirley Jackson Award

Unwieldy Creatures, a biracial, queer, nonbinary retelling of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein, follows the story of three beings who all navigate life from the margins: Plum, a queer biracial Chinese intern at one of the world's top embryology labs, who runs away from home to openly be with her girlfriend only to be left on her own; Dr. Frank, a queer biracial Indonesian scientist, who compromises everything she claims to love in the name of science and ambition when she sets out to procreate without sperm or egg; and Dr. Frank's nonbinary creation who, painstakingly brought into the world, is abandoned due to complications at birth that result from a cruel twist of revenge. Plum struggles to determine the limits of her own ambition when Dr. Frank offers her a chance to assist with her next project. How far will Plum go in the name of scientific advancement and what is she willing to risk?